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PORTLAND â A Pendleton man is the latest offender to receive a federal court sentence for poaching bull trout.
Tyler Glenn Chance Warren, 31, is serving three years of federal probation and a three-year fishing ban after illegally taking bull trout from the Metolius River in the Deschutes National Forest.
The U.S. Attorneyâs Office for the District of Oregon on Wednesday, July 14, announced Warrenâs sentencing in a press release, which also includes a $1,000 fine and 40 hours of community service.
Warren is the fourth Oregon resident convicted in federal court for illegally taking bull trout from area waters since Operation No Bull, a coordinated anti-poaching law enforcement operation, launched in 2017. The operation has resulted in criminal charges, civil penalties or citations for more 30 bull trout poachers in federal, state and tribal courts.
The seizure comes as Jeffrey and Lauren Lowe, who operated the facility formerly run by now-imprisoned “Tiger King” star Joe Exotic, are accused of inhumane treatment and ongoing violations of the Endangered Species Act.