Judge Thompson accepts plea deal in Ted Nugent case
May 3, 2012
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Late last month the well-known musician Ted Nugent pled guilty to transporting an illegally killed black bear in Alaska. He made a plea deal with prosecutors which was accepted by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Thompson (Alaska).[1]
Ted Nugent, his lawyer and Judge Thompson all agreed that they had never heard of the law which Nugent is accused of violating. The law states that once you wound a bear it counts toward the state seasonal limit of one bear. Mr. Nugent broke the law when he killed the second bear after wounding the first.[1]
- "It probably is not widely known, and if there is a side benefit to the agreement reached here today - since apparently newspapers are interested in Mr. Nugent and his doings - this probably will serve to alert a great many hunters to that very issue and may, in fact, prevent violations in the future and court activity for a whole slew of folks."[1] - Judge Michael A. Thompson (Alaska)
The plea agreement agreed upon calls on Mr. Nugent to pay a $10,000 fine in addition to the $600 for the bear that was taken. He will also be banned from hunting and fishing in Alaska or on U.S. Forest Service properties for a year. He is required to broadcast public service announcements to raise awareness for others and hopefully preventing further violations.[1]
Nugent apologized for the incident, saying “I would never knowingly break any game laws. I’m afraid I was blindsided by this, and I sincerely apologize to everyone for this.”[1]
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