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Five men plead guilty to trespass, hunting charges

MUSCATINE, Iowa — Five area men pleaded guilty this week to trespass and hunting violations on private property northwest of West Liberty on Dec. 13, 2008.According to a release from the Department of Natural Resources: Russell Stagg, 53, West Liberty, will pay a $182 fine and $1,500 civil penalty for unlawful possession of a deer.

Mark Stagg, 26, West Liberty, will pay a $182 fine and $1,500 civil penalty for unlawful possession of a deer.

Kenneth Meyer, 64, Lone Tree, will pay a $260 fine for trespassing. Andrew Meyer, 25, Lone Tree, will pay a $260 fine for trespassing.Eric Kirkpatrick, 39, Nichols, will pay a $260 fine for trespassing.

The men were charged by DNR following an investigation of hunters trespassing in Wapsinonoc Township during the second Iowa shotgun deer hunting season.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety and Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the investigation.

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