Panama City Charter Fishing Captain Fined and Sent to Prison for Killing Dolphins in the Gulf

Panama City charter fishing captain fined and sent to prison for killing dolphins in the Gulf

A commercial fisherman from Panama City has been sentenced to 30 days in a federal prison and ordered to pay a $51,000 fine for killing dolphins. Prosecutors with the Northern District of the Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office say 31-year-old Zackery Brandon Barfield of Panama City violated the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. He was convicted on three counts following the killing of dolphins i…

Florida Man Who Shot and Poisoned Protected Dolphins Receives Extremely Weak Sentence * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Anthony T

A Florida man who shot and poisoned protected dolphins was sentenced to 30 days in prison and one year of supervised release. Many locals in Panama City are outraged over the weak prison sentence. Prosecutors alleged that Zackery Brandon Barfield, 31, shot bottlenose dolphins and poisoned bait after growing frustrated that the dolphins were eating from his charter fishing clients. Federal environmental prosecutor Adam Gustafson stated, “He knew …

NEWS HEADLINES: Florida Man Who Shot and Poisoned Protected Dolphins Receives Extremely Weak Sentence * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Anthony T – U-S-NEWS.COM

A Florida man who shot and poisoned protected dolphins was sentenced to 30 days in prison and one year of supervised release. Many locals in Panama City are outraged over the weak prison sentence. Prosecutors alleged that Zackery Brandon Barfield, 31, shot bottlenose dolphins and poisoned bait after growing frustrated that the dolphins were eating from his charter fishing clients. Federal environmental prosecutor Adam Gustafson stated, “He knew …