Monday, May 27, 2013

Three convictions reported at Sitka

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 5/21/13 Richard J. Davis, 54, of Juneau, pled guilty in Sitka District Court to one count of directed lingcod fishing during a closed season. Davis was fined $1,250 with $1,000 suspended. He forfeited $1,809 in proceeds from illegally taken fish, and was placed on probation for one year. Davis initially self-reported his violation of fishing one day before the season opened.

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 5/21/13 David Castle, 46, of Sitka, pled guilty to one count of unlawful possession of commercial fish in connection with purchasing undersized king salmon onboard the tender Eyak. Castle was fined $2,500 with $1,000 suspended. He was required to pay $450 in restitution to the state and was placed on probation for one year. A charge of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the sixth degree was dismissed.

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 5/21/13 Joseph Wroblewski, 59, of Sitka, pled guilty to one count of unlawful possession of commercial troll-caught king salmon. Wroblewski was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended. He was required to pay $150 in restitution to the state and was placed on probation for one year.

2 comments:

  1. Funny the Coast Guard didn't seize the Eyak. Zero Tolerance being what it is. Wasn't there a big crabber seized for residue found on fittings used for a pot pipe?

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    1. Yeah, fuck, svenson, give a guy a break. In Washington and Colorado, this is legal, what you allege, anyways.

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