Another Idaho Poacher

[.204smokechaser]

The court system and prosecutors office is broken here.

Poaching Incident at Orofino Elementary School Results in Conviction

OROFINO - During the late evening hours of November 26, 2024, security cameras at Orofino Elementary School captured a blue Ford pickup truck entering the bus loading zone, where an

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[JJ1179]

Well, he got off cheap! The system is a joke.

 

[Baddog]

Dang seems like firing a gun in a school zone would get a little more penalty.

 

[midger]

The law's against poaching are worthless.

 

[270-300]

The law's against poaching are worthless.

Theres a lot too it. But having game wardens with bachelors degree loans making 50k a year or some places less, vs poachers who have millions of dollars in assets, and own millions of dollars of land, makes for an uphill battle.

 

[Cascade_Sherpa]

The article says that his truck was seized….but never says if he was able to get it back once most of the charges were dropped…
If they kept his truck (depending on what it was worth) I would say that’s a pretty big punishment.

 

[Rich M]

Never found meat or trophy. Wrong guy.

We know poacherz mount evething and have it.

 

[LongWayAround]

Theres a lot too it. But having game wardens with bachelors degree loans making 50k a year or some places less, vs poachers who have millions of dollars in assets, and own millions of dollars of land, makes for an uphill battle.

Somehow I doubt that this guy had millions in assets.

 

[LongWayAround]

Never found meat or trophy. Wrong guy.

Probably...


A search warrant executed at a residence in Asotin, Washington, where Nelson had been staying, led to the seizure of the suspected vehicle, clothing worn during the offense, and deer parts. Forensic testing confirmed blood collected at the residence matched blood recovered at the school.

 

[Andrew12gauge]

The article says that his truck was seized….but never says if he was able to get it back once most of the charges were dropped…
If they kept his truck (depending on what it was worth) I would say that’s a pretty big punishment.

Looks like a late 90’s early 00’s ford f150 so maybe a couple thousand dollars


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[Rich M]

Probably...


A search warrant executed at a residence in Asotin, Washington, where Nelson had been staying, led to the seizure of the suspected vehicle, clothing worn during the offense, and deer parts. Forensic testing confirmed blood collected at the residence matched blood recovered at the school.

Good enough. Just the technology is amazing.

They can find you guilty by saying the dna matches. Novsy to ssy - uh, huh?

 

[TheTone]

Good enough. Just the technology is amazing.

They can find you guilty by saying the dna matches. Novsy to ssy - uh, huh?

He wasn’t found guilty, he plead guilty and admitted to it