WICHITA, Kansas (AP) — A hunting camp owner and his brother face sentencing next week on conspiracy and wildlife trafficking charges for offering guided hunts at Camp Lone Star in Kansas to hunters who paid thousands of dollars to illegally kill deer.
Camp Lone Star owner James Butler Jr. will learn his punishment Tuesday. His brother, Marlin Butler, who worked as a guide, faces sentencing Friday.
The brothers from Martinsville, Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiring to break a federal law barring interstate transport of wildlife taken in violation of state regulations. Search warrants were executed in Louisiana, Kansas and Texas. James Butler also admitted obstructing justice by ordering an employee to destroy deer mounts.
Prosecutors want a 41-month sentence for James Butler and a 27-month prison term for Marlin Butler, plus fines and restitution.