If you must spotlight, dont do it on greenjeans property

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5 accused of illegally hunting on wildlife agent's homestead

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Five men, including a Shreveporter, face charges for not only allegedly hunting rabbits at night but also doing so on a state wildlife enforcement agent's homestead in Claiborne Parish.

It reportedly happened about 11 p.m. Jan. 1 about 10 miles east of Minden. Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Lt. Kenneth Balkom was off duty when he heard a utility task vehicle (UTV) being operated outside his house on Sexton Road. Looking out a window, he reportedly saw at UTV traveling on Sexton Road with a spotlight shining on his hay field.

The agent got into uniform and stopped the UTV. Inside the vehicle he reportedly found 3 freshly killed rabbits, 3 shotguns, a rifle, a pistol, a spotlight and a bag of marijuana and seized them.

Booked into the Claiborne Parish Jail in Homer were Aaron C. Kilpatrick, 27, of Katy, Texas; Joseph B. Ralston, 27, of McKinney, Texas; Christopher L. Wren, 23, of Shreveport; Jordan M. Wren, a 26-year-old stationed in Atsugi, Japan; and Justin S. Wren, 34, of Monroe. Each faces 1 count each of hunting rabbits during illegal hours, hunting from a moving vehicle and hunting from a public road.

Justin Wren additionally was cited for allegedly operating a UTV on a public road and for having an open container of alcohol in a moving vehicle. Christopher Wren also was charged with 1 count each of possession of marijuana, illegally carrying of a weapon while in possession of marijuana and having an open container of alcohol in a moving vehicle.

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