Thirty-eight-year-old Aaron Moreau of Pollock was arrested for alleged fishing contest fraud by placing over 2.5 lbs of led weights into a fish and used for weighing in at the Big Bass Splash tournament in Toledo Bend. Wildlife and Fishery agent Dustin Nash.
“After catching the fish he put led weights down its throat and attempted to weigh in the tournament.”
Tournament officials held the fish and notified Wildlife and Fishery. Once they arrived, Moreau fled the scene and shortly after an arrest warrant was issued.
Moreau turned himself in with no incidents.
The tournament was an hourly weigh in with the top 15 getting paid out.
“The overall winner gets hundred thousand dollar prize package. They win a boat a truck and each place in that hour gets certain amount of money.”
Fishing contest fraud brings up to a $3,000 fine and up to one year in jail.
This is a pretty rare occasion. I’ve been on for four and half years now and this is the first time I’ve ever seen it hap happen locally.
