PAW PAW MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A domestic violence complaint resulted in the arrest of a Van Buren County man for animal poaching.
The Michigan State Police received a complaint in October regarding 33 year old Justin Ernst of Decatur, and upon investigation found nine trophy deer in his barn.
Ernst was arraigned on several felony charges in connection with the deer.
He had been convicted of poaching deer before, as well as convictions on other charges.
Officers with the Department of Natural Resources obtained a search warrant for Ernst’s vehicle, and found two shotguns, a crossbow, a bloody crossbow arrow, and a handheld spotlight.
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