ponytail
08-18-2006, 03:51 PM
Country singer Gentry charged in bear killing
August 17, 2006
Troy Lee Gentry, of the country singing duo Montgomery Gentry, is accused of killing a tame black bear that federal officials say he tagged as killed in the wild. Gentry, 39, of Franklin, Tenn., and Lee Marvin Greenly, 46, of Sandstone, Minn., appeared Tuesday before US Magistrate Judge Raymond Erickson in connection with a sealed indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Minneapolis. Authorities allege Gentry bought the bear from Greenly, a hunting guide, then killed it with a bow and arrow on Greenly's property in October 2004. Falsely tagging an animal as being killed in the wild is a violation of the federal Lacey Act. The bear's death was videotaped, with the tape edited so Gentry appeared to kill the animal in a ``fair chase" hunting situation, the government alleges. If convicted, Gentry and Greenly face a maximum five-year prison term and a $20,000 fine.
A top country act since the late 1990s with such hits as "Good Clean Fun,"
Gentry, 39, was arraigned on a charge of conspiracy to falsely label an animal.
According to an indictment unsealed this week, in October 2004 Gentry paid
$4,650 to shoot the "trophy-caliber" bear named "Cubby" at the Minnesota
Wildlife Connection in northern Minnesota, which advertises itself as a place
where animals can be photographed in the wild.
After using a bow and arrow to kill the animal inside its pen, Gentry and the
owner of the preserve tagged the bear and registered it with the state as if it
had been killed in the wild. A videotape was edited to make it appear that
Gentry had hunted down the bear.
Attempts to reach Gentry, who was freed on bond, were unsuccessful.
I wonder if the same people who demonized the Dixie Chicks for just expressing an opinion will try to excuse this disgusting behavior.
August 17, 2006
Troy Lee Gentry, of the country singing duo Montgomery Gentry, is accused of killing a tame black bear that federal officials say he tagged as killed in the wild. Gentry, 39, of Franklin, Tenn., and Lee Marvin Greenly, 46, of Sandstone, Minn., appeared Tuesday before US Magistrate Judge Raymond Erickson in connection with a sealed indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Minneapolis. Authorities allege Gentry bought the bear from Greenly, a hunting guide, then killed it with a bow and arrow on Greenly's property in October 2004. Falsely tagging an animal as being killed in the wild is a violation of the federal Lacey Act. The bear's death was videotaped, with the tape edited so Gentry appeared to kill the animal in a ``fair chase" hunting situation, the government alleges. If convicted, Gentry and Greenly face a maximum five-year prison term and a $20,000 fine.
A top country act since the late 1990s with such hits as "Good Clean Fun,"
Gentry, 39, was arraigned on a charge of conspiracy to falsely label an animal.
According to an indictment unsealed this week, in October 2004 Gentry paid
$4,650 to shoot the "trophy-caliber" bear named "Cubby" at the Minnesota
Wildlife Connection in northern Minnesota, which advertises itself as a place
where animals can be photographed in the wild.
After using a bow and arrow to kill the animal inside its pen, Gentry and the
owner of the preserve tagged the bear and registered it with the state as if it
had been killed in the wild. A videotape was edited to make it appear that
Gentry had hunted down the bear.
Attempts to reach Gentry, who was freed on bond, were unsuccessful.
I wonder if the same people who demonized the Dixie Chicks for just expressing an opinion will try to excuse this disgusting behavior.