Amador County – A Sacramento man has been arrested a second time for allegedly poaching deer in Amador, El Dorado and Calaveras Counties. Lofoo Saeturn, 43, along with his girlfriend, were arrested on similar charges in January of 2009. Laboratory testing in that case proved that he had parts from 28 different deer stored at his home on Elder Creek Road in Sacramento. At the time, California Department of Fish and Game Warden Patrick Foy said “what is so significant is that they are killing so many deer and selling them for personal profit.” The majority of deer poaching involves individuals killing deer for their own consumption, he said. Foy said the suspects were selling the deer for $150 a piece. Upon Saeturn’s return home from a sentencing hearing in that case on December 2nd, wardens served a probation-related warrant in which they discovered evidence of at least two more deer killed since his initial arrest. Foy said Saeturn killed them between his initial arrest and his sentencing on December 2nd. Foy told the Sacramento Bee that “(Saeturn) is the worst deer poacher our lab has ever seen.” For his initial crime, Saeturn was sentenced to 270 days in jail which was suspended in favor of home monitoring. He had two prior citations for wildlife related crimes, including possession of 88 juvenile salmon and possession of a sturgeon illegally caught with salmon as bait. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -
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Amador County – A Sacramento man has been arrested a second time for allegedly poaching deer in Amador, El Dorado and Calaveras Counties. Lofoo Saeturn, 43, along with his girlfriend, were arrested on similar charges in January of 2009. Laboratory testing in that case proved that he had parts from 28 different deer stored at his home on Elder Creek Road in Sacramento. At the time, California Department of Fish and Game Warden Patrick Foy said “what is so significant is that they are killing so many deer and selling them for personal profit.” The majority of deer poaching involves individuals killing deer for their own consumption, he said. Foy said the suspects were selling the deer for $150 a piece. Upon Saeturn’s return home from a sentencing hearing in that case on December 2nd, wardens served a probation-related warrant in which they discovered evidence of at least two more deer killed since his initial arrest. Foy said Saeturn killed them between his initial arrest and his sentencing on December 2nd. Foy told the Sacramento Bee that “(Saeturn) is the worst deer poacher our lab has ever seen.” For his initial crime, Saeturn was sentenced to 270 days in jail which was suspended in favor of home monitoring. He had two prior citations for wildlife related crimes, including possession of 88 juvenile salmon and possession of a sturgeon illegally caught with salmon as bait. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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