One sentenced for poaching incident
By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com
WILMINGTON — One of three suspects in the poaching incident during which a wildlife officer was shot was sentenced Thursday.
Bryan Achtermann, 36, entered a no-contest plea and was found guilty in April to charges of hunting without a license and hunting deer without a permit.
In Clinton County Municipal Court, he was sentenced to 10 days suspended jail time. Achtermann is prohibited from hunting for six years, and the rifle he had with him the night of the incident must be forfeited to law enforcement.
Achtermann is one of three people charged in relation to the December 2020 shooting of Wildlife Investigator Kevin Behr of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The other two are Brian Liming, 44, who is facing federal gun charges; and Thomas Davis, 35, who entered a not guilty plea to a charge of complicity.