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Dr. Bryan C. McCann, 62, of Marksville, Michael Bordelon, 56, of Houma, and
Tammy J. Lemoine, 48, of Mansura, each pled guilty on Jan. 23, 2008, in U.S.
Magistrate Court in Alexandria to violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. U.S.
Magistrate James D. Kirk accepted the guilty pleas, ordered fines, placed them
on supervised probation and revoked their hunting privileges for three years.
Bordelon, Lemoine, and McCann pled guilty to taking over the legal limit of
ducks. Lemoine and McCann also pled guilty to violating non-toxic shot
requirements for using lead shot, and McCann pled guilty to hunting with an
unplugged gun.
Kirk ordered McCann to pay $5,730 in fines, Lemoine to pay $1,420 in fines, and
Bordelon to pay $1,010 in fines. Kirk also ordered all three men to perform 80
hours of community service, placed each man on supervised probation for three
years and revoked their hunting privileges for three years.
The guilty pleas stem from the three men found possessing 48 ducks on Jan. 20,
2007 by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division.
Senior Agent Douglas Anderson Jr. was on patrol near Brouillette when he heard
gunshots coming from McCann's property and went to investigate.
Anderson found the three men and a 14-year-old juvenile in a duck blind and
watched them hunt for about an hour. When the four stopped hunting, Anderson
identified himself and began checking licenses, equipment and ducks. He found 48
ducks, which was twice the daily limit.
A total of 80 lead shot shells were seized in the case. The 48 ducks were also
seized and later donated to charity.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Joseph Michael prosecuted the case. Sgt. Travis Burnett
and Agent Byron Cammack also participated in the case.
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