Calif. couple bragged to wildlife officers they killed mountain lion, took turtle skull
A California couple told plain-clothed officers they were smuggling a sea turtle skull, hunted mountain lion and their family ...
Couple confided in fellow fliers about turtle skull on board, authorities say. They were in for a shock
The passengers in the row ahead were sure to have listened with avid interest. They were officers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Los Angeles Times19d
California couple confided about stuffed mountain lion to fellow fliers, authorities say. They were in for a shock
Things apparently got cozy, and they confided that they had hunted a mountain lion. In fact ... the skull of a green sea turtle, and it was with them aboard that very plane.
The New York Times19d
A Couple on a Flight Boasted of Illegal Hunting. Wildlife Officers Were Listening.
Specifically, how they had once illegally hunted a mountain lion, and how they were smuggling the skull of an endangered turtle in their carry-on bag. Those passengers turned out to be wildlife ...
Redding Record Searchlight19d
Calif. couple bragged to wildlife officers they killed mountain lion, took turtle skull
The CDFW announced Tuesday it settled cases against Byron Lee Fitzpatrick, 24, and Shannon Lee Price, 28, after investigators seized the sea turtle skull, parts of a mountain lion and barn owl ...