November 24, 2009

Troopers seize deer, arrest hunter


     Oregon State Police (OSP) reportedly found an illegally killed trophy-size buck in the bed of a pickup during a routine speeding stop Sunday south of The Dalles.
     A Portland-area man who is believed to be responsible for killing the deer was also arrested for failure to register as a sex offender and lodged in jail in The Dalles.
     OSP Trooper Brent Ocheskey stopped a Ford Ranger pickup said to be traveling 79 mph in a 55 mile-per-hour speed zone on Highway 197 south of Dufur.
     As Ocheskey walked up to contact the driver he saw an approximately 250-pound trophy-sized buck deer in the pickup's bed.
     After subsequent investigation, troopers concluded passenger Eric Eugene Burris, 31, of Portland, allegedly shot the buck unlawfully with bow and arrow in the White River Unit, which was closed during the open late season archery hunt.
     Burris was taken into custody for unlawful taking deer and two counts of failure to register as a sex offender. He was also cited for unlawful possession of an open container of alcohol.
     Driver Joshua Edward LePoidevin, 25, of Portland, was cited and released for aiding in a game violation, violation of the basic rule by driving 79 mph in a 55 speed zone, driving uninsured, and unlawful possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.
     The deer and a compound bow were seized as evidence.
     Burris was lodged at the regional jail in The Dalles.