Why is it that I never see a huge felony bust of illegal lobster tails as a case of the month? Instead someone up there in Tallahassee still has a soft spot for GFC. Check it out from the DLE web page: Officer received a complaint that a subject dressed in camouflage and carrying a gun entered Hillsborough County. Officer responded and located the subject’s vehicle. While conducting surveillance on the vehicle, he heard four shots fired after legal turkey hunting hours. At approximately 9:30 p.m., the subject emerged from the woods. At the time, he was not in possession of the gun or any game. When questioned, the subject stated he was looking for artifacts. Officer and K-9 were called to the scene to assist and a search turned up a shotgun, two male turkeys and a camouflage fanny pack which was found hidden under the CSX railroad tracks. The fanny pack contained a cell phone and other articles belonging to the subject. Several days later, the subject requested to meet with Officer . Officer and Officer met with the subject who admitted to turkey hunting, killing the two turkeys, trespassing and hiding the gun and turkeys to keep from being arrested. After meeting with the assistant state attorney, Officer direct filed and charged the subject with two counts of armed trespass, taking over the daily bag limit of turkeys, taking turkeys after legal hunting hours, willful and wanton waste of wildlife, resisting without violence, hunting without a license and no turkey stamp. A warrant was obtained to be served on the subject.
This is such a GFC case it is ridiculous. Turkey hunting?? Case of the month? Come on!!!