Officers are working with the Twin Falls County Prosecutor's Office and "charges are imminent," said Josh Royse, Fish and Game Regional Conservation Officer.
Royce said he could not give a timeline for when the charges might be filed.
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| "Nothing gold can stay": Lauren Hatch took this photo a few days before the news broke that some idiotic hunter shot and killed it. |
"We'll be getting as much info out as soon as we can without compromising the integrity of the investigation," Royse said.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Twin Falls Police officers served a search warrant Feb. 11 at 336 Fillmore St. in Twin Falls.
Investigators collected more than 30 pieces of physical evidence from the house. Officers got the warrant after following up on tips from the public, Royse said.
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| Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers execute a search warrant Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, on Fillmore Street in Twin Falls. |
He declined to elaborate on the evidence taken from the house.
“We treat these like homicide cases. We’re going through everything with a fine tooth comb,” he said the day the warrant was served.
Investigators are tying evidence found with the carcass to a “strong” suspect, he said.
The mule deer, a buck with unique and easily identifiable antlers, was poached on either Jan. 26 or Jan. 27. Portions of the meat were taken, along with the head and antlers, Fish and Game said.
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| His head ripped off and the rest of him abandoned to rot. |
The agency sifted through dozens of calls and tips after the total reward for information leading to a conviction was boosted to $2,800.
Washington Street Pawn offered $1,000 to enhance the standard $300 reward from Citizens Against Poaching for information leading to a conviction. The Mule Deer Foundation, the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Sportsman’s Warehouse store in Twin Falls cooperatively offered another $1,500.
(Twin Falls Times-News - Feb 27, 2015)
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