Poacher Sentenced

The Timestandard of Eureka CA ran this today.

EUREKA -- A man who was convicted of cutting and trying to remove part of an old-growth redwood from Redwood National and State parks in July was sentenced to 120 days in jail Monday.

The Humboldt County District Attorney's Office said Superior Court Judge Bruce Watson sentenced Ronald Earl Vaughn, 38, on the attempt of grand theft charge.

In July, two National Park rangers came across Vaughn as he was splitting a downed old-growth log.

?Wood poaching in the park has been a growing problem for some time, particularly of redwood, as people steal and sell it, often cheaply for shingle bolts or fence posts,? stated a District Attorney's Office press release.

A search warrant
served at Vaughn's home turned up professional appraisals of stolen wood.

?A healthy redwood forest and all of its species needs these centuries-old trees, and our citizens and tourists are being cheated out of this beauty as well,? District Attorney Paul Gallegos wrote in the release. ?We will continue our close cooperation with federal and state authorities to prosecute these crimes.?

Vaughn was also sentenced to three years probation.


Sad to see my tax money spent to put this bad man in the slammer

Kyle
"If it moves shoot it again"

Kyle.....isn't that the same District Attorney and judge who fined the Earth First tree sitter $10 for trespassing on private property and shutting down their legal logging operation? Things are kinda backwards if you ask me.

Steve

Kyle, tree poaching is no laughing matter and is a serious problem. Poachers will cut down trees and only take the wood, it's sickening--the stump is just left there to rot away! I've seen the aftermath of a night of tree poaching and it isn't pretty, stumps as far as the eye can see. I once caught a tree poacher red handed, said he was just cutting ?one? limb off to roast a marshmallow with it but I knew better. What, do I look like I was just born yesterday!? I saw right through his lies and turned him in. However I couldn't believe it, all he got was a measly warning (best I could figure is that since he was a minor (he was 6) that the officer just chalked it up to a lesson learned)! I was flabbergasted! Instead of just talking about this problem we need to spring into action and stop this horrific crime against society. I for one will not sit idly by, on weekends I get all camo?d up and find a good patch of timber and sit and wait for tree poachers. Last weekend I thought I had one as I thought I heard a ?sawing? noise in the distance, turns out it was just a camper snoring loudly. I quickly apologized for the pepper spray that I used to subdue him. He said thank you but he didn't have to express his appreciation in the form of words as I could tell by the look in his eyes that he was just grateful that there were people like me who care enough to do something about the tree poaching problem. Rest assured no trees will be poached on my watch!

lmao......had to get two thirds thru it befor I caught on.

JB

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
--Benjamin Franklin 1759

That is some funny chit!




Matt

LOL! Very good Buckmania.

Steve

LoL Buck that was great

I think Steve does the same at the pond looking for Turtle poachers

Kyle


"If it moves shoot it again"