Sturgeon Poacher pleads guilty

[Arctic49519]

The Sturgeon Poacher pleaded guilty today.
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index....
His sentencing is scheduled for August 14. Court records show he lives very close to where he was fishing:
https://www.grcourt.org/CourtPayments/loadCas...
Looks like the guy has multiple convictions for assaults, too. What a great citizen.

[Big Mike 67]

Great news Arctic, I am glad they caught him.

[8Ball]

He admitted that he knew what he had caught when he caught it. They need to make an example out of him! Show him the same mercy he did the sturgeon.

[GR Pete]

He did not shoot anyone so I am guessing about a $200 fine and no probation.

[Wild Rose 01]

I think they should take his fishing license away too cause like a drivers license, its a privlege.

[8Ball]

GR Pete wrote:

He did not shoot anyone so I am guessing about a $200 fine and no probation.

Think again!
" Penalties for illegally taking lake sturgeon are instituted to assist in rehabilitation. Violators face up to $3,500 in fines and restitution and/or up to 180 days in jail, plus the loss of their fishing license. There is a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone illegally taking a lake sturgeon."

[GR Pete]

8Ball wrote:

<quoted text> Think again!
" Penalties for illegally taking lake sturgeon are instituted to assist in rehabilitation. Violators face up to $3,500 in fines and restitution and/or up to 180 days in jail, plus the loss of their fishing license. There is a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone illegally taking a lake sturgeon."

Relax, that was satire over the $400 fine and 6 months probation a cop got for shooting a GVSU student last week.

[bobolinq]

hey, he's had his 15 minutes of fame, now he's facing a lifetime of infamy, let it go.
as i stated previously it's replacable. no one died, no child pornography or piscine molestation occurred (i presume), etc.

[MIbowhunter]

Give him the max and once his debt to society is paid let him move on with what is left of his reputation and life.

[PiggyTail]

Aren't there bigger problems in the world?

[KCGR]

I think so, but he should be fined.

PiggyTail wrote:

Aren't there bigger problems in the world?