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Country star charged with killing tame bear
Country singer Troy Lee Gentry appeared today in federal court in connection with the killing of a tame black bear that federal officials say he bought, shot in an enclosed pen, tagged as if the animal had been killed in the wild, then arranged for the doctoring of a videotape of the alleged "wild" kill.
Gentry, 39, of Franklin, Tenn., and the bear's original owner, wildlife photographer and hunting guide Lee Marvin Greenly, 46, of Sandstone, Minn., made their initial appearances this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond Erickson in Duluth, Minn. The appearance was in connection with a sealed indictment returned by a federal Minneapolis grand jury in July.
The government alleged that Gentry and Greenly tagged the dead bear, killed with a bow and arrow on Greenly's property in October 2004, with a Minnesota hunting license and registered the animal with the state Department of Natural Resources as if it were a wild kill.
The indictment also states that Gentry bought the bear, named "Cubby," from Greenly for about $4,650. The bear's death was videotaped, and the tape later edited so Gentry appeared to shoot the bear in a "fair chase" hunting situation, the government further alleged.
Both Gentry and Greenly face a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a $20,000 fine if convicted.
Country star charged with killing tame bear
Country singer Troy Lee Gentry appeared today in federal court in connection with the killing of a tame black bear that federal officials say he bought, shot in an enclosed pen, tagged as if the animal had been killed in the wild, then arranged for the doctoring of a videotape of the alleged "wild" kill.
Gentry, 39, of Franklin, Tenn., and the bear's original owner, wildlife photographer and hunting guide Lee Marvin Greenly, 46, of Sandstone, Minn., made their initial appearances this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond Erickson in Duluth, Minn. The appearance was in connection with a sealed indictment returned by a federal Minneapolis grand jury in July.
The government alleged that Gentry and Greenly tagged the dead bear, killed with a bow and arrow on Greenly's property in October 2004, with a Minnesota hunting license and registered the animal with the state Department of Natural Resources as if it were a wild kill.
The indictment also states that Gentry bought the bear, named "Cubby," from Greenly for about $4,650. The bear's death was videotaped, and the tape later edited so Gentry appeared to shoot the bear in a "fair chase" hunting situation, the government further alleged.
Both Gentry and Greenly face a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a $20,000 fine if convicted.
