November 10, 2016
From SMNewsNet.com
A Charles County man and a juvenile were charged Friday, October 28,2016, with illegal deer hunting after a resident reported hearing shots near his home.
James Jacob Clement, 19, and his passenger told officers that they saw a large white-tailed buck in a privately owned field. After stopping, the juvenile shined a flashlight on the deer while Clement reached for a loaded shotgun and fired through the passenger-side window.
Clement was charged with hunting with lights (jacklighting), hunting deer at night, hunting deer during a closed season, hunting from a vehicle, having a loaded weapon in a vehicle and shooting from/across a roadway. He received written warnings for hunting without a license, hunting without written permission, negligent hunting, hunting in a safety zone and failing to wear fluorescent orange. Officers seized the shotgun, ammunition and flashlight.
Clement is due in Charles County District Court Dec. 21.