September 15th, 2011, Drudge Report - Front Page (actually lower left - well below what would be called "the fold": NC Man Banned From Hunting -- Anywhere in the World!
And, yes, the perp was Rodney L. Poteat of Salisbury NC, Rowan County.
No less than the U.S. DoJ went after Poteat and he was charged on July 27th and sentenced in U.S. District Court, Kentucky on Sept. 7th. He paid a hefty fine and part of his agreement with the court - no hunting for 2 years - worldwide! (which apparently piqued the interest of Matt Drudge)
Poteat's heinous crime was that he killed a white tail buck (a 14 pointer!) in KY and transported it to his home in Salisbury. Poteat could not be reached for comment "but" reliable sources have speculated that the reason he did this was because it was easier than transporting the buck - alive. (Ever see the movie Tommy Boy?)
Poteat also pleaded guilty to the charge of transporting a Bobcat from Ky to his home "and" that he failed to report the "harvest" of said bobcat. Again, it is assumed that he killed the bobcat rather than harvesting it for obvious reasons; they're easier to transport that way. Uh-huh.
So, Salisbury NC once more gets its 15 minutes of fame. The home of Cheerwine and the birth place of Libby Dole - both can move over and make room for Rodney L. Poteat.
And hats off to the U.S. Dept of Justice and U.S. District Court of KY. They certainly have their priorities straight, don't they? Going after such a hardened criminal and saving the entire world for 2 years from this terrible - bobcat harvester! We'll all sleep better tonight, won't we?
( read the Salisbury Post's article about this in its entirety here... )
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