Posted on 10/13/2022 5:14:17 AM PDT by C19fan
Two anglers accused of stuffing fish with lead weights and fillets in an attempt to win thousands of dollars in an Ohio fishing tournament were indicted on Wednesday on charges of attempted grand theft and other counts.
Jacob Runyan, 42, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, were indicted in Cleveland on felony charges of cheating, attempted grand theft, possessing criminal tools and misdemeanor charges of unlawfully owning wild animals.
The pair are due to be arraigned October 26.
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I am fairly sure they would scream and wet themselves at the sight of a lead weight ever after.
How so? Not all bank robberies are armed robberies.
Are you okay with embezzlement?
Are you okay with embezzlement?
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Yes. Of course!
What a silly question.
Besides the other fishermen going HAM on them, the cheaters DESERVE prosecution, too.
After they get punishment for whatever crimes they did, they should let the other, honest fishermen have a go at them.
I'll bet they wished they never cheated.
Some of those other anglers looked like they wanted to kill these guys.
Glad we solved all our other problems so we can focus on this.
How about misdemeanor cheating?
Texas Penal Code Sec. 32.44. RIGGING PUBLICLY EXHIBITED CONTEST.
LOL - not one that’s come across any of my desks!
$28,000 in prize money. That makes it theft or attempted theft.
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