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Three Oklahoma Men Guilty in Deer Poaching Case
DES MOINES, Iowa - A trio of McAlister, Okla., men have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from illegally hunting deer in Decatur County, Iowa.
Christopher R. Kennon, 24, was fined $1,656 and ordered to pay $10,000 in liquidated damages for illegally hunting a deer. He pleaded guilty to not having a valid hunting license, no habitat stamp, not having a valid deer license, illegally killing and transporting a deer and two counts of falsifying information to obtain hunting licenses and deer tags. In addition to the fines, he forfeited a deer mount and his bow to the state.
Jared T. Whitten, 24, was fined $1,179 after pleading guilty to charges of making false claims to obtain a hunting license, no valid hunting license and no valid deer tag. He forfeited a bow and climbing tree stand to the state.
Keaton T. Alexander, 25, was fined $849 after pleading guilty to charges of falsifying information to obtain a deer license and no valid deer license. He forfeited a bow to the state.
In addition to the fines and forfeitures, all three individuals have lost their hunting privileges for at least two years in Iowa and 31 other states that participate in the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. Oklahoma, where the three men are from, is one of eighteen states not in the compact. Lead investigator on the case, Iowa DNR Conservation Officer Dan Pauley, was assisted on the case by Decatur County, Iowa Attorney Lisa Hynden Jeanes and state conservation officers from Oklahoma and Missouri as well as officers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
DES MOINES, Iowa - A trio of McAlister, Okla., men have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from illegally hunting deer in Decatur County, Iowa.
Christopher R. Kennon, 24, was fined $1,656 and ordered to pay $10,000 in liquidated damages for illegally hunting a deer. He pleaded guilty to not having a valid hunting license, no habitat stamp, not having a valid deer license, illegally killing and transporting a deer and two counts of falsifying information to obtain hunting licenses and deer tags. In addition to the fines, he forfeited a deer mount and his bow to the state.
Jared T. Whitten, 24, was fined $1,179 after pleading guilty to charges of making false claims to obtain a hunting license, no valid hunting license and no valid deer tag. He forfeited a bow and climbing tree stand to the state.
Keaton T. Alexander, 25, was fined $849 after pleading guilty to charges of falsifying information to obtain a deer license and no valid deer license. He forfeited a bow to the state.
In addition to the fines and forfeitures, all three individuals have lost their hunting privileges for at least two years in Iowa and 31 other states that participate in the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. Oklahoma, where the three men are from, is one of eighteen states not in the compact. Lead investigator on the case, Iowa DNR Conservation Officer Dan Pauley, was assisted on the case by Decatur County, Iowa Attorney Lisa Hynden Jeanes and state conservation officers from Oklahoma and Missouri as well as officers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
