We’re The “Only Ones” Hunting Enough
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 4 months ago
OL.
An off-duty police officer in Coushatta, Louisiana, and three other men are accused of hunting deer illegally at night from a patrol car on Dec. 5. Wildlife agents issued poaching citations to all four individuals.
According to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, game wardens initially responded to the sound of gunshots on the east side of the Red River near Coushatta around 8 p.m. on Sunday. When the agents arrived in the area, they found a vehicle spotlighting deer in an open field on private property.
Upon nearing the vehicle, they realized that it was a patrol unit from the Coushatta Police Department. The agents approached the four men in the vehicle, and identified one of them as Javarrea Pouncy, 28, an officer with Coushatta P.D. who was off duty at the time. The other three individuals were identified as Cederick J. Thomas, 36, of Vivian; Anthony B. Caldwell, 31, of Coushatta; and Adam J. Caldwell, 30, of Natchitoches.
Anthony Caldwell, a convicted felon according to the release, was arrested for being in possession of a firearm and for hunting without a license. He was booked in the local jail later that night.
Adam Caldwell and Pouncy were also cited for hunting without a license. All four men were cited for hunting deer during illegal hours, and for hunting from a moving vehicle.
After searching the patrol car and questioning the four men, wildlife agents found them in possession of two antlered deer—one 8-point and one spike—along with three rifles. They determined that Anthony Caldwell harvested the eight-point while Thomas harvested the spike buck. Both deer and the rifles were seized.
In addition to these citations, the Red River Parish Sheriff’s Office has charged the four individuals with trespassing. The Sheriff’s Office will continue its investigation and may have more charges pending for Pouncy. The local police chief told Shreveport’s KSLA12 News that Pouncy has been put on leave, and that he will likely be suspended until the investigation is complete.
Okay. Well, let’s see here. Hunting without a license, hunting after dark, hunting from a moving vehicle, and spotlighting deer, all things I learned not to do when I got my hunting license (and knew it anyway).
Then to boot, he was around a felon in possession of a firearm.
Good grief. But it will take an “investigation” to clear all of this up.
On December 16, 2021 at 3:00 am, Hudson H Luce said:
Looks like Officer Pouncy is what is generally known as a “rogue cop”: “The suit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Shreveport against former DeSoto Parish deputy Javarrea Pouncy and two unidentified officers — a second deputy and the state trooper who arrested Brown.
The sheriff’s office declined to respond in detail to the lawsuit.
“This matter has been investigated both internally and by the Louisiana State Police. The matter is now in litigation, therefore, our office will have no further comments to provide at this time,” Deputy Mark Pierce, a sheriff’s office spokesman, said in an email Tuesday.
State police had investigated at the sheriff’s office’s request, Manale said Wednesday. He said video from a state trooper’s body camera was provided to the district attorney’s office as part of the original charge.
KSLA-TV reported in July 2020 about the video, which shows Brown straining to answer basic questions while apparently trying to remain conscious after the beating. The recording shows Brown’s face bruised, his left eye swollen shut and bloody saliva stringing from his mouth.
Brown had just been processed and was wearing inmate’s clothing when he was brought before the officer, the station reported. On camera, the officer asks a deputy, “What happened to him? He resisted?” and the deputy nods yes.
Pouncy did not respond to a call or a text to two phone numbers identified in an online database as possibly his. He no longer works for the sheriff’s office or for the Coushatta Police Department, where KSLA reported he was working a year ago. The lawsuit said Pouncy left the sheriff’s office after coming under investigation.
Records in the DeSoto Parish District Attorney’s Office indicate that the matter was sent there as a malfeasance case which state police investigated, said Shawn Parker, an investigator for Charles Adams, who took office in January.
Although Brown can be heard in the video asking to go to a hospital, he was not taken to one until another deputy saw his condition, according to the ACLU. It said the deputies accused of beating him were with him at the hospital during treatment for a broken nose, a broken bone around his left eye and abrasions on his left eyelid, among other things.” https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/aclu-lawsuit-louisiana-deputies-punched-black-man-in-2019/
On December 16, 2021 at 8:55 am, Fred said:
Corruption in the LA PD? I’m shocked, and after decades of being model departments. Nobody could have seen this coming.
On December 16, 2021 at 8:04 pm, Leigh said:
Up here; if you get caught jacking deer at night, from a car, not only do you lose your hunting license – they take your rifle and your vehicle. Not just yours either. Everyone in the car.
Would have been hilarious if the Sheriffs confiscated the patrol car, rifles and duty weapons of all involved.
Then you have the issue of the “investigation”. What a crock. If it had been any one of us, we’d still be in jail. Like you Hershel, I detest jackers / poachers. No love for “road-hunters” either – we call them, “road poachers”.
Leigh
Whitehall, NY
On December 16, 2021 at 8:44 pm, Red Man said:
Another out of the full barrel of “a few bad apples”.
On December 17, 2021 at 11:19 am, Longbow said:
It’s (usually) good to be a member of The Gang.