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- Thread starter WaxedElvis
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Here in the Chesapeake region recently, there was a grassroots drive to see these folks get punished big time. They are no strangers to law officials with the illegal harvest of fish. Evidently been doing this for years... Not sure of the outcome to date. They need big jail time but the truth is, that many just get off with fines...which basically is a slap on the wrist and a slap in the face to those of us who have a genuine interest in our resources.
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Kent County trial for alleged striped bass poachers, please contact State's Attorney
On Tuesday, March 18, the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) served 184 striped bass violation charges on five men. These charges are the result of an investigation by NRP that started in late February on the Sassafras River near Betterton.
Harold W. Cheyney III, 42, of Warwick, Joseph A. Kennedy Jr., 43, and Scott A. Siter, 20, both of Chestertown, were each charged with 12 counts of setting unattended gill net, 12 counts of setting unattended anchored gill net, 12 counts of setting unmarked gill net, 9 counts of failing to retrieve striped bass gill net by 6 p.m., and one count of possessing in excess of 600-yards of net per licensee. NRP seized as evidence 506 pounds of striped bass and three boxes of striped bass gill net from the individuals' vessel.
John F. Stallard, 52 and Christopher D. Stallard, 30, both of North East, were each charged with four counts of setting unattended gill net, four counts of setting unmarked gill net, three counts of failure to retrieve striped bass gill net by 6 p.m., and one count possessing in excess of 600-yards of net per licensee.
John Stallard and Christopher Stallard were also charged in Cecil County with four counts of setting unattended gill net, four counts of setting unmarked gill net and three counts of failure to retrieve striped bass gill net by 6 p.m. NRP seized as evidence 330 pounds of striped bass and two boxes of striped bass gill net from the individuals' vessel.
A court date of May 1 has been scheduled for John Stallard and Christopher Stallard in Kent County District Court, and a court date of June 10 has been scheduled for Harold Cheyney, Joseph Kennedy and Scott Siter.
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Kent County trial for alleged striped bass poachers, please contact State's Attorney
On Tuesday, March 18, the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) served 184 striped bass violation charges on five men. These charges are the result of an investigation by NRP that started in late February on the Sassafras River near Betterton.
Harold W. Cheyney III, 42, of Warwick, Joseph A. Kennedy Jr., 43, and Scott A. Siter, 20, both of Chestertown, were each charged with 12 counts of setting unattended gill net, 12 counts of setting unattended anchored gill net, 12 counts of setting unmarked gill net, 9 counts of failing to retrieve striped bass gill net by 6 p.m., and one count of possessing in excess of 600-yards of net per licensee. NRP seized as evidence 506 pounds of striped bass and three boxes of striped bass gill net from the individuals' vessel.
John F. Stallard, 52 and Christopher D. Stallard, 30, both of North East, were each charged with four counts of setting unattended gill net, four counts of setting unmarked gill net, three counts of failure to retrieve striped bass gill net by 6 p.m., and one count possessing in excess of 600-yards of net per licensee.
John Stallard and Christopher Stallard were also charged in Cecil County with four counts of setting unattended gill net, four counts of setting unmarked gill net and three counts of failure to retrieve striped bass gill net by 6 p.m. NRP seized as evidence 330 pounds of striped bass and two boxes of striped bass gill net from the individuals' vessel.
A court date of May 1 has been scheduled for John Stallard and Christopher Stallard in Kent County District Court, and a court date of June 10 has been scheduled for Harold Cheyney, Joseph Kennedy and Scott Siter.