Three Iowa men faced more than 150 charges in connection with alleged fish and game violations investigated by the state’s department of natural resources.
Ankeny residents Hossein Kolbehrdari, 20 and Maxwell McGlothen, 21 were charged along with 22-year-old Rheise Presnall of Polk City.
“A search warrant of a rental home being occupied by the three men was executed in early November (2014) by law enforcement officers from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department,” said a statement from the Iowa DNR.
McGlothlen was charged with no hunting license, no deer tag, no habitat stamp and possessing a rifle while deer hunting. He faced possible fines of more than $400 in connection with the charges.
A total of 69 charges were filed against Kolbehrdari in the case, including 29 counts each of keeping game birds or animals as pets and unlawful possession of game birds or animals. His other charges included allegations of illegal possession of deer, illegal possession of a wild turkey, unlawful possession of fish, unlawful possession of a Pied Billed Grebe, unlawful possession of a Blue Wing Teal and not having a game breeders license. If convicted on all counts, Kolbehrdari faced more than $6,800 in fines.
Presnall faced 78 charges in the investigation, including 29 counts each of keeping game birds or animals as pets and unlawful possession of game birds or animals. He was accused of unlawful possession of fish, unlawful possession of a Pied Billed Grebe, unlawful possession of a Blue Wing Teal, illegal possession of fish and illegal possession of a whitetail deer and various licensing violations. His charges also included three counts of unlawfully possessing/taking squirrel and five counts of unlawful possession/taking of dove. If convicted on all counts, Presnall faced more than $7,800 in fines.
Court records showed Presnall and McGlothlen faced other separate criminal charges filed in early November 2014, including assault and drug-related allegations.
The investigation was ongoing, the DNR statement said.