Maryland Natural Resources Police Blotter
Monday, October 30, 2006

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Carroll County—On Saturday, October 28, NRP received notification that a hunter had been found dead in Finksburg. Scott Shipton of Westminster was fatally injured when a tree fell into his tree stand. NRP responded to the scene at 7:54 p.m. and investigated the incident. Shipton was transported to the State Medical Examiner in Baltimore.

Cecil County –On Friday, October 27, NRP charged Joseph Andrew Bright, 25, of Elkton with five citations and Francis Preston Davis, 55, of Elkton with two citations. Bright was charged with hunting from a vehicle, failure to wear fluorescent orange, hunting without a license, hunting on private lands without written permission and loaded weapon in a vehicle. Davis was charged with failure to field tag deer and removing a head or hide before checking in.

St. Mary’s County—On Friday, October 28, Timothy Rulon Kelley of Scotland, Maryland plead guilty to one count of malicious destruction of property greater than $500, one count of theft less than $100, and one count of possession of CDS, not marijuana. These charges stem from arrest warrants served for violations that occurred at Point Lookout State Park and St. Mary’s River State Park.

Washington County--On Thursday, October 26, NRP charged James Edwin Biser, 39, of Williamsport with six citations. On Thursday, October 26, the Western Region office received an anonymous tip that Biser was illegally hunting for deer. He was charged with hunting without a license, failure to report the deer kill, failure to attach field tags, and having a loaded weapon in his vehicle. He received two additional citations for hunting with a prohibited weapon on Wednesday, October 25 and Thursday, October 26.

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October 30, 2006

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov