News From District Two

On Tuesday April, 29 at 8:00PM an alert off duty Fayette County Deputy Sheriff out for his evening run, spotted suspicious activity on Glover’s Creek Trout Stream east of West Union. The Deputy summoned State Game Warden Dave Elledge and on duty Fayette County Deputies.

Three individuals claiming to be from Postville, Iowa, but utilizing a Green Chevy Van with Wisconsin plates, were charged by Warden Dave Elledge with a combined twenty seven trout fishing related violations, including no fishing licenses, no trout fees paid, illegal possession of numerous trout, and illegally using trot lines in the trout stream. The individuals allegedly had fishing lines tied to beer cans which were then secreted along the shore line. None of the individuals had any identification, no social security numbers, no driver licenses, and no vehicle insurance.

Seized from the individuals were three rods and reels, numerous trout, beer cans with fishing line tied to them, spools of fishing line, and the Chevy Van bearing Wisconsin plates.

The three, Luis Barrutia, age 20, Jorge Santos, age 25, and Elvis Lopez, age 21, were taken into custody and transported to the Fayette County Jail, where they were held under nine-hundred ninety four dollars and fifty cents bond, each. They will appear before a Magistrate at a later date.

For more information, contact Nathan Lein, Fayette County Attorney, at 319-283-1212.