BALTIC MAN CONVICTED OF VIOLATING HUNTING LAWS
Tuscarawas County poacher checked deer under family members’ names

AKRON, OH – A Baltic man was recently convicted of wildlife violations that included taking deer over the limit and falsifying information, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

Charles Snyder IV, 21, was convicted of killing six deer in a county where the seasonal bag limit is three deer, taking more than one buck, falsely procuring a deer permit, and two counts of providing false information to a deer check station. Wildlife officers said Snyder checked the excess deer that he killed under the names of family members.

Snyder appeared in separate Tuscarawas County courts on the charges since violations occurred in two different jurisdictions.
In the Tuscarawas Southern District Court, Snyder was convicted of exceeding the deer bag limit and taking more than one buck. He was fined $1,000, sentenced to 10 days in jail, and was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service. Snyder also lost his hunting privileges for three years and was placed on probation for two years.

In the New Philadelphia Municipal Court, he was convicted of falsely procuring a deer permit and two counts of providing false information to a deer check station. He was ordered to pay $1,500 in fines and restitution, serve one year of probation, and forfeit the antlers from a second buck he had killed in violation of Ohio hunting laws.

The Division of Wildlife encourages anyone who is aware of a possible violation of wildlife laws to call the Turn In a Poacher (TIP) line at 1-800-POACHER. Callers can remain anonymous.