The Maryland DNR reports that on May 3, 33-year-old Adam Rodney Antes of Wicomico County, MD, was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to poaching oysters.
Antes was charged on January 11 with eight counts of poaching after officers measured his catch and found four bushels containing 55 percent, 39 percent, 32 percent, and 29 percent undersized oysters. Antes admitted to dredging oysters just outside Cedar Hill Harbor the previous night.
Four days after he was charged, Antes was permanently banned from commercially fishing in Maryland by an administrative law judge for poaching violations unrelated to the January 10 incident.
Judge Michael Burns said the revocation, dated Jan. 15, was "reasonable” given the extent of Antes’ actions, which included accumulating 60 points on his tidal fishing license over two years, nearly double what is required to trigger the revocation hearing process.
Last week, Antes, who was already on two years’ probation for an oyster poaching case from 2015, was ordered to serve his time at the Wicomico County Detention Center. The other seven charges were placed on the stet docket, which means they may be re-opened at any time within one year if the judge’s conditions are violated.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 12:00
The Maryland DNR reports that on May 3, 33-year-old Adam Rodney Antes of Wicomico County, MD, was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to poaching oysters.
Antes was charged on January 11 with eight counts of poaching after officers measured his catch and found four bushels containing 55 percent, 39 percent, 32 percent, and 29 percent undersized oysters. Antes admitted to dredging oysters just outside Cedar Hill Harbor the previous night.
Four days after he was charged, Antes was permanently banned from commercially fishing in Maryland by an administrative law judge for poaching violations unrelated to the January 10 incident.
Judge Michael Burns said the revocation, dated Jan. 15, was "reasonable” given the extent of Antes’ actions, which included accumulating 60 points on his tidal fishing license over two years, nearly double what is required to trigger the revocation hearing process.
Last week, Antes, who was already on two years’ probation for an oyster poaching case from 2015, was ordered to serve his time at the Wicomico County Detention Center. The other seven charges were placed on the stet docket, which means they may be re-opened at any time within one year if the judge’s conditions are violated.