December 8, 2005
UMPQUA: Two Roseburg men were arrested for illegal hunting in the
Umpqua area Wednesday night.
A nearby landowner saw Erik James Woods, 25, and Nicholas R. Miller,
23, illegally shining spotlights and trespassing on private property
near Briarwood Lane around 10 p.m., according to an Oregon State Police
report.
A trooper arrested the two for suspicion of shining an artificial
light on a game mammal and criminal trespass with a firearm. Woods was
also arrested on suspicion of second-degree criminal mischief and cited
for allegedly driving under the influence of intoxicants and driving
while suspended. His blood alcohol level was at .10 percent.
Two rifles and two high-powered spotlights were seized.
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