One man, three counties, 19 wildlife violations

Thursday, June 9, 2016

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) says fifteen seconds of fame garnered from "reeling in" an 83-pound catfish wasn't earned by the man who made many news outlets last summer with an 83-pound catfish. After a lengthy investigation, a Missouri conservation agent proved the story wasn't completely true. Anthony Stacy of Farmington pleaded guilty last week in Reynolds County to two counts of illegally shooting flathead catfish with bow fishing equipment. One was the 83-pound catfish spread across the news and the other was a 50-pound catfish. Stacy has 13 additional wildlife violation cases pending in the courts of St. Francois and Jefferson counties, according to MDC.

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