DAVIESS COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Indiana Conservation Officers with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) arrested four men following a poaching incident on November 23.
According to a press release from the Indiana DNR, 4 individuals were arrested for numerous hunting violations. The release states that the arrests occurred around 10 p.m. when officers were patrolling County Road 900 East and heard a gunshot in the area. When officers located the men responsible for the gunshot they also noted that a deer in their possession had been shot from the roadway with help from an artificial light, a practice known as jacklighting, which is illegal in Indiana. They also located two additional illegally taken deer in the back of their vehicle.
Biak Sang and Muang Hu, both 40 years old from Greenwood, along with Ro Hmung Lian, age 34, and Biak Hu, age 48, both from Indianapolis were taken into custody. They are all being preliminarily charged with jacklighting, illegal possession and taking of a white-tailed deer, shooting from a public roadway, hunting by the aid of a motorized conveyance, and hunting deer after legal hunting hours. The investigation is still ongoing and the Indiana DNR would like to remind the public that potential hunting violations can be reported at 1-800-TIP-IDNR (800-847-4367) or tip.IN.gov.
