The poacher from Missouri ordered every month to watch the Disney cartoon «Bambi» during his stay in prison as a punishment for the unlawful killing of hundreds of deer.
David berry, Jr., and the father of David berry, Sr., his two brothers Kyle and Eric, and another man who helped them have been convicted of a crime that the Department of conservation state was named one of «the largest cases of poaching, involving the illegal killing of deer.»
«The deer were trophies shot illegally, mostly at night, for the sake of their goals,» said Lawrence County Prosecutor don Trotter the cruelty of the act of the convicts, adding that they just threw the bodies of animals after killing and cutting heads.
«Though there are some cases when poachers hunting for horns to get profit in this gang it was more about the excitement of the murder,» remarked Randy Doman, head of protection division Department of conservation.
Men paid a total of $51 thousand in fines and court costs, but district judge Robert George appointed a special addition to sentence berry Jr. for illegal destruction of wildlife. According to reports from the court, the offender must once a month to watch a children’s animated film «Bambi,» in which the main character’s mother, fawn, kill the hunters.
MISSOURI DEER POACHER David Berry Jr. must watch the Disney movie «Bambi» once a month during his 1-year prison sentence. Prosecutors say he killed hundreds of deer, took the heads and left the carcasses to rot. pic.twitter.com/Oze0quldtb
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The first viewing of the movie to be held on 23 December 2018. While in the County jail during the year, Barry Jr., is obliged to watch the same tape once a month.
The man also was sentenced to 120 days in jail in Barton County for violation of probation regarding the use of firearms.
The investigation into the berry family began at the end of 2015, when the Agency for nature conservation received an anonymous tip about illegal deer hunting in the County of Lawrence.
