2 brothers get probation for fatally shooting bottlenose dolphin with arrow in Southeast Texas
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Two Southeast Texas brothers who admitted they killed a bottlenose dolphin with an arrow have each been sentenced to a year of probation, including a ban on hunting and fishing.
The Beaumont Enterprise (http://bit.ly/1Fv6Wqf ) reports that 23-year-old Cory James Moseley and 18-year-old Cade Ryan Moseley were sentenced in federal court Wednesday. The brothers also must pay about $7,300 in restitution and perform community service.
The brothers pleaded guilty in February to taking a marine mammal from U.S. waters. Federal law defines "taking" in this case as anything from harassment to killing.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Evidence presented at court showed the brothers were fishing on Cow Bayou, near Bridge City, in 2014, when they shot at two dolphins with a compound bow, fatally striking one.
Bridge City is 110 miles west of Houston.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: The Beaumont Enterprise, http://beaumontenterprise.com