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PGC makes drug arrest on Game Lands
A Honesdale man was charged with multiple drug and game lands regulations violations in connection with an incident that occurred at a state game lands parking lot in Lebanon Township, Wayne County, according to the Northeast Region Office of the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Sean Michael Brussell, 25, of Honesdale, was charged with four misdemeanor counts of possessing a controlled substance, 10 misdemeanor counts of possessing drug paraphernalia, and multiple summary game law violations. Wayne County Wildlife Conservation Officer James McCarthy filed charges on May 19 at the office of Magisterial District Judge Ronald Edwards, of Honesdale.
McCarthy was patrolling game lands along Shieldsboro Road on April 25 when he made contact with Brussell who was sitting in a pickup truck near the State Game Lands 159 shooting range. Brussell is alleged to have been in possession of multiple glassine bags containing a substance believed to be heroin and several items commonly used to prepare and inject illicit drugs.
“This incident occurred on the day of the Youth Spring Turkey Hunt while several young hunters and their mentors were enjoying a day in the field nearby,” Game Commission Northeast Region Law Enforcement Supervisor Mark Rutkowski said. “Our officers will not tolerate this type of activity on the game lands.”
PFBC Sponsors ‘Catch The Value!’ Kayak, NASCAR Giveaway
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has partnered with several organizations to sponsor a giveaway that includes a fishing kayak, tickets to a NASCAR race, and tickets to a Darius Rucker concert, for anyone who enters online or in-person at one of four events.
Prizes to the giveaway include an Emotion Guster Angler kayak donated by Cabela’s; a family four-pack of tickets to the Aug. 2 Pennsylvania 400 NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway donated by Pocono raceway; and a pair of tickets to see Darius Rucker in concert at Musicfest in Bethlehem on Aug. 14 donated by ArtsQuest.
The public can enter contest and giveaway by visiting GoneFishingPA.com from May 18 through June 22, or by entering in person at the PFBC booth/table at one of the following four events:
May 30-31 – Step Outdoors Lehigh Valley at SteelStacks in Bethlehem
June 5-7– Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 race weekend at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond
June 19 – Lancaster Barnstormers baseball game at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster
“This is an opportunity for us to partner with a number of interested organizations and to promote fishing and boating opportunities to outdoor enthusiasts,” PFBC Marketing Coordinator Steve Kralik said. “It also gives us a chance to remind people that there’s still a lot of good fishing and outdoor activities coming up as the opening of bass season approaches.”
The winners will be notified after June 22. A date, time and location for the winner to pick up the kayak will be determined in the weeks after the winner is notified, and the other prizes will be mailed after they’ve been awarded.
No purchase is required and only one entry per qualifying adult will be accepted.