Clinton man gets probation in deer deaths
The Associated Press
CLINTON—A judge in central Illinois has sentenced a 22-year-old man to 24 months of probation and 280 hours of public service for killing seven white tail deer by running them down with a vehicle.
The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reports that Clay Reeves of Clinton pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals. Prosecutors say a felony charge of animal torture was dismissed as part of a plea agreement because Reeves cooperated with authorities.
Police officials say Reeves and another man ran over the deer at Clinton Lake with all-terrain vehicles in February 2010. The second man is still facing charges.
Prosecutors say Reeves will do his community service work with the I
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Thats a joke. Just probation? Tell me this kid doent know someone to get him out of this mess. Should pay huge fines and lose his hunting and driving privleges for a long time. Makes me sick.
Can’t throw him in the poky…no room left since our Govenors are taking up so much space.
So it’s ok to run down and kill seven deer? I don’t know what he was driving, But should of lost his driver’s Lic. for a few years also. It’s sick people like this that goes on to do greater dammage in the future. I don’t know who the judge was, But this is an insult to all of us who reside in Illinois, Whether you are a hunter or not.
They dropped 45 other offences against him because he cooperated? Remember 7 is what they found not all the rest they couldnt finish off and got away. I am a hunter and i am still in disbelief on how the state can spend so much money and waste so much time on the investigation just to drop all but 1 small offence. This is a disgrace to our DNR. This state is a joke!
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