STANTON, DELAWARE (11/4/2015) Two Newark men were charged with spotlighting deer from a boat on the Christina River near the Churchmans Marsh pond and multiple other hunting violations, state Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police said Tuesday.
The incident happened Friday in the area near Interstate 95.
Terence Khan, 32, was charged with carrying a loaded firearm in a motor vessel; third degree conspiracy; trespassing to hunt; spotlighting; hunting at night; hunting deer during a closed season; hunting antlerless deer with shot smaller than buckshot; failure to display required hunter orange during a firearms deer season; hunting with a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells; possession of an unlawfully taken Canada goose; hunting migratory waterfowl using shot larger than “T” size; possession of prohibited lead shot/shot size while hunting migratory waterfowl; operating a vessel with insufficient number of life jackets; no fire extinguisher on board; and no navigation lights.
He also was charged with three federal violations: hunting Canada geese out of season, carrying an unsigned federal duck stamp and hunting without a federal HIP number.
Khan was arraigned via videophone and released on $3,000 unsecured bond pending an appearance in the Court of Common Pleas.
Chris Shiwpal, 55, was charged with carrying a loaded firearm in a motor vessel; third degree conspiracy; trespassing to hunt; spotlighting; hunting deer during a closed season; hunting antlerless deer with shot smaller than buckshot; failure to display required hunter orange during a firearms deer season; and hunting with a shotgun capable of holding more than three shells.
Shiwpal was arraigned via videophone and released on $1,800 unsecured bond pending an appearance in the Court of Common Pleas.