LAKE FORK, Texas — A Texas man was arrested and jailed after he was accused of putting weights into fish he caught during a tournament.
Curtis Lee Daniels, 45, of Willow Park, Texas, is charged with violating a fishing tournament law, a third-degree felony, KLTV Channel 7 reports. He was released from jail Monday after posting a $20,000 bond.
KDFW Channel 4 reports Texas Game wardens were called Sunday during the Lake Fork Lure Company Tournament after Daniels submitted a bass he caught.
A metal detector used by tournament officials discovered three weights inside of the fish’s stomach, KDFW reports. Similar weights were found inside of Daniels’ boat, authorities said.
If found guilty, Daniels could face up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 in fines, KLTV reports.
In 2022, two men, Jacob Runyan of Ashtabula and fishing partner, Chase Cominsky of Hermitage, Pa., were caught weighting down fish during the Lake Erie Walleye Trail Championship in Cleveland Harbor.
In May 2023, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Steven Gall sentenced Runyan and Cominsky to 10 days in the Cuyahoga County Jail. They also had to serve a year of probation and pay a $2,500 fine.
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