Results: Two men charged in connection with cheating in Lake Erie fishing tournament
Published on 10/14/2022
Two men have been charged related to allegations of cheating in a Lake Erie walleye tournament, the Cuyahoga (Ohio) County prosecutor announced this afternoon. Jacob Runyan, 42, and Chase Cominsky, 35, have been charged with cheating, attempted grand theft, possessing criminal tools and unlawful ownership of wild animals, prosecutors said. -USA Today
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"I take every crime seriously, and I believe what these two individuals attempted to do was not only dishonorable but criminal," Prosecutor Michael O'Malley said in a press release. At stake was a $28,760 prize, according to an investigation by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The tournament director sliced open Runyan and Cominsky's fish and found ten weights inside, eight weighing 12 ounces and two weighing eight ounces, along with several walleye filets. Do you agree Runyan and Cominsky should be charged? Yes
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The charges are fifth-degree felonies besides the unlawful ownership of wild animals charge, which is a fourth-degree misdemeanor. This charge pertains to the men's alleged possession of fish filets on their boat. A conviction on this count could result in an indefinite suspension of their fishing licenses, prosecutors said. Do you agree with their fishing licenses being suspended? Yes
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