Two Men Ordered to Pay $86,000 in Total Fines and Restitution for Illegal Deer Hunting Operation in Fayette County

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Jackson, TN – A federal judge has ordered Austin Elrod, 30, of Somerville, Tennessee, to surrender his hunting license for 5 years and to pay a total of $60,000 for an illegal deer hunting operation. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.An investigation by several law enforcement agencies revealed that Elrod was guiding white-tailed deer hunts in the Fayette County area without…