11-18-2004, 12:20 AM
DEP Environmental Conservation Police Make an Arrest for Jacklighting for Deer [left]The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Environmental Conservation Police (EnCon) arrested Mr. Michael L. Henson (age 44 of Salem, CT) at approximately 11:00 pm on Saturday, November 13, for ongoing jacklighting activity and related wildlife charges in the town of Lyme.[/left] [left]Saturday evening, DEP Environmental Conservation Police Officer Scott Arsenault and Sgt. Robert Zabilanski observed a pick-up truck spot a light field from the road and shoot from the vehicle. The EnCon police officers stopped and inspected the vehicle. Following the inspection, the driver, Mr. Henson, was arrested for possession of a loaded weapon in a motor vehicle, shooting from a public road, jacklighting for deer and hunting from a motor vehicle. A subsequent investigation by EnCon officers at the accused residence resulted in an additional five counts of illegal possession of deer. The accused has been given a court date in Norwich for the illegal possession of deer and he will be presented in New London for jacklighting and related charges.[/left] [left]Jacklighting occurs at night when an artificial light (usually a handheld spotlight or vehicle headlights) illuminate an area where deer are known to frequent. The light is shined into the deer’s eyes, causing the deer to stand still, making it an easy target. The deer is then shot. Jacklighting is a serious offense since hunters using this method to kill deer are often unaware of the area and surroundings in which they are shooting. Deer hunting is legal in Connecticut from ½ hour before sunrise until sunset, Monday through Saturday. Hunting is not allowed on Sundays. [/left] [left]For more information on hunting, please visit the DEP website at [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/"]http://www.dep.state.ct.us[/url]. To report wildlife violations, please call 1-800-842-HELP (1-800-842-4357).[/left] [center][font "Times New Roman"][url "http://dep.state.ct.us/whatshap/press/pressrel.htm"]Press Releases[/url] | [/font][font "Times New Roman"][/center] [font "Arial"][size 2][url "http://dep.state.ct.us/index.htm"]Home[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/aboutdep/contact/contact.htm"]Contact Us[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/search2.htm"]Search[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/survey/survey.htm"]Feedback[/url] | [url "http://dep.state.ct.us/legal.htm"]Website Legal Info[/url][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Send comments or questions regarding this site to[/size][#800000][size 2] [url "mailto:dep.webmaster@po.state.ct.us"]dep.webmaster@po.state.ct.us[/url][/size][/#800000][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Copyright 1998-2004 Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection[/size][/font][/font]Seems crazy when I could of picked up three this past week on the road. [crazy]
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