Fishermen caught cheating at Ohio tournament indicted on felony charges
The two fishermen who were caught cheating in a competition in Ohio last month were indicted on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky were indicted in Cleveland on felony charges of attempted grand theft, cheating and possessing criminal tools. They were also indicted on misdemeanor charges of "unlawfully owning wild animals."
Runyan and Cominsky made the national news cycle when footage emerged of the angling duo being caught stuffing their fish with lead weights and other dead fish in order to win nearly $29,000 in prize money. (Warning: Video contains inappropriate language.)
This was the second time this year the fishing pair have been accused of cheating in a walleye tournament. They were investigated by police in Rossford, Ohio, back in April, but there was reportedly not enough evidence in that instance to charge either man.
Runyan and Cominsky are scheduled to be arraigned on October 26.
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