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Case #2479 Rating: 2.9 out of 5
Thousands of prairie dogs poisoned
Recluse, WY (US)Incident Date: Saturday, Jan 31, 2004
County: Campbell
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Stanford M. Clinton, Jr.
A Wyoming rancher who admitted illegally poisoning thousands of prairie dogs on federal land in Montana apologized in court as he was fined and sentenced to probation.
"I acknowledge this mistake,'' said Stanford M. Clinton Jr., 73, of Recluse, Wyo. Clinton owns the Three Bar Ranch in Wyoming and Montana. "This was not a malicious act. I'm genuinely sorry it happened.''
Magistrate Richard Anderson ordered Clinton to spend one year on supervised probation, fined him $1,500, ordered restitution of $3,500 and directed him to perform 200 hours of community service work in Montana.
Clinton pleaded guilty in February 2004 through his attorney to a misdemeanor charge of unauthorized range treatment on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. References |
