Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Commercial Fishermen Arrested In Kentucky
KENTUCKY...
State wildlife officials in Kentucky and Tennessee video recorded two commercial fishermen for several days, then charged them with netting undersize paddlefish in Kentucky Lake.
55-year-old Richard V. Sinclair and 33-year-old Kevin D. Coblentz -- both of Paris, Tenn. -- face 29 wildlife violation counts so far and 11 other state charges are pending with federal charges possible.
The men are accused of illegally harvesting fish eggs, called roe, for use as caviar.
Sinclair and Coblentz were also observed Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers as they fished near the Kentucky-Tennessee state line. The suspects were arrested Nov. 9.
The suspects were booked into the Calloway County Detention Center and freed on $500 cash bonds.
State wildlife officials in Kentucky and Tennessee video recorded two commercial fishermen for several days, then charged them with netting undersize paddlefish in Kentucky Lake.
55-year-old Richard V. Sinclair and 33-year-old Kevin D. Coblentz -- both of Paris, Tenn. -- face 29 wildlife violation counts so far and 11 other state charges are pending with federal charges possible.
The men are accused of illegally harvesting fish eggs, called roe, for use as caviar.
Sinclair and Coblentz were also observed Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers as they fished near the Kentucky-Tennessee state line. The suspects were arrested Nov. 9.
The suspects were booked into the Calloway County Detention Center and freed on $500 cash bonds.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:03 PM 
