Fishermen plead not responsible to fees of dishonest in tourney

CLEVELAND — Two males accused of stuffing 5 walleye with lead weights and fish filets throughout a profitable fishing match on Lake Erie pleaded not responsible to dishonest and different fees on Wednesday.

Jacob Runyan, 42, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, made no feedback throughout their transient court docket appearances in Cleveland. Their attorneys declined to remark in regards to the case after the listening to.

Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor James Gutierrez additionally declined to remark, referring inquiries to a spokesperson.

The dishonest allegations surfaced Sept. 30 when Lake Erie Walleye Path match director Jason Fischer grew to become suspicious as a result of Runyan and Cominsky’s fish have been considerably heavier than walleye of that size usually are. An indignant crowd at Gordon Park in Cleveland watched Fischer reduce the walleye open and announce there have been weights and fish fillets stuffed inside them.

An officer from the Ohio Division of Pure Assets confiscated the fish as proof.

Runyan and Cominsky have been indicted earlier this month on felony fees of dishonest, tried grand theft, possessing legal instruments and misdemeanor fees of unlawfully proudly owning wild animals.

Each have been launched Wednesday on private bonds of $2,500.

The primary place prize within the match totaled round $28,000.