Summary
YORK, Pa., July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michael Eugene Sponseller Jr., 19, of East Berlin, Adams County, was found guilty and sentenced to pay $1,100 in fines and $5,000 in replacement costs for the unlawful poaching of a trophy-class white-tailed deer in York County, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission officials. The sentence was handed down, on June 29, by Senior Magisterial District Judge Roger Estep, after a hearing in West Manchester Township, York County. Sponseller also faces revocation of hunting privileges for up to six years.
Sponseller was found guilty of unlawful taking and possession of game or wildlife; unlawful devices and methods for using a motor vehicle to locate the deer; trespass on private property while hunting; and false or fraudulent statements on reports.See the full content of this document
Extract
Dna Evidence Helps Convict York County Trophy-Buck Poacher
In September 2009, Sponseller and another individual were traveling in a vehicle on Hoke's Mill Road in West Manchester Township, when they spotted a 16-point white-tailed deer in an adjacent field from the roadway. Sponseller stalked and killed the deer, using archery equipment, during a clos...
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