An Ohio deer processor pleaded responsible to a number of wildlife violations, together with the illegal sale of venison, a lot of which was donated and meant for meals pantries. The Ohio Division of Pure Sources (ODNR) known as the investigation “Operation Donor Deer” which resulted in 35 folks convicted of 55 violations.
Based on a media launch from the ODNR, Rodney Shields, 59, of Harrisville, Ohio, proprietor of Rod’s Customized Deer Processing, pleaded responsible to seven fees in Harrison County Widespread Pleas Courtroom, together with felony counts of obstructing justice, theft by deception, and unlawful gross sales, in addition to three misdemeanor fees for theft and one for possession of untagged deer. He was ordered to pay $16,500 in restitution to be divided among the many victims whose venison was stolen and offered, and the ODNR, and serve 17 months of suspended jail time and two years of group management.
Different defendants within the case included Robert Sliva, 66, of Harrisville, and Thomas Bibeau, 53, of Deerfield, New Hampshire. Sliva pleaded responsible to 3 misdemeanors for unlawful sale of untamed animals, failure to maintain correct information, and possession of untagged deer elements. He was ordered to pay a $500 nice in addition to court docket prices, full one yr of probation, and serve 30 days in jail, suspended. Bibeau pleaded responsible to a misdemeanor for failing to correctly full the sport verify course of. He was ordered to pay a $500 nice and court docket prices, full one yr of probation, forfeit his searching license for one yr, and serve 60 days in jail, suspended.
Defendants acquired a complete of $6,313 in fines, eight years of searching license suspensions, and 24 months of suspended jail time.
View the total ODNR media launch right here.
