Tennesseans Sentenced for Killing Colorado Bear Out of Season

WKMS | By The Associated Press,

Whitney Jones

Published October 17, 2012 at 8:42 AM CDT

Two west Tennessee men have been sentenced for killing a bear out of season in Colorado and throwing the carcass off a cliff. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say Harley Manley of Martin and David Coleman of Union City plead guilty earlier this month to killing a black bear just before the hunting season started Sept. 1. The men lost their hunting privileges for five years. Manley was also sentenced to a two-year deferred prison sentence for felony wildlife destruction. He must forfeit his bow, pay a $4,000 fine and donate $6,000 to a Colorado tip line for wildlife violations. Manley will also be placed under supervised probation. Coleman was fined $3,000 and must donate $4,000 to the same tip line.

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Whitney Jones

Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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