CAROLL COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has charged two suspects for illegally hunting in Carroll County.
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According to officials, on Saturday evening, Game Warden Ryan Shorter, Corporal Zack Hardy, and Corporal Brock Hoyt were contacted by a landowner who made a complaint.
Officials tracked the two suspects hunting on a private gas line, the release stated.
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The two suspects, identified as Devon Johnson and Dustin Youngblood, were charged with 11 state law violations.
The charges included hunting without permission, hunting without a license, hunting without a big game license, hunting without fluorescent orange, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a felony controlled substance (suspected heroin), and possession of drug-related objects.
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