Assateague wild pony killer can't hunt for five years | The Daily Times | delmarvanow.com
SALISBURY -- Fines were not enough punishment for the hunter who pleaded guilty to shooting a wild horse on Assateague Island, a federal judge said.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Victor Laws banned Easton resident Justin Eason, 26, from hunting on any federal lands for five years after he admitted to accidentally shooting a 28-year-old wild horse during a deer hunt at Assateague Island National Seashore. Laws also ordered Eason to pay $3,000 in fines and $2,000 restitution for the horse, and sentenced him to 18 months supervised probation.
"I'm of the opinion that a fine alone is not enough to protect the public and our natural resources," Laws said.
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