United States of America v. Thomas Boswell

Jackson, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with illegal deer hunting, in violation of 16 U.S.C. 3372.

Thomas Boswell, 39, of Barnesville, Georgia. Boswell participated in the guided hunts without a Tennessee hunting license and was responsible for the illegal harvesting of five of the deer. The harvested deer would then be transported to Georgia.

An investigation by several law enforcement agencies revealed that Elrod was guiding white-tailed deer hunts in the Fayette County area without the required guiding license. The guided hunts were advertised on Facebook and resulted in the illegal harvesting of seven deer throughout the 2021 and 2022 hunting seasons. Elrod’s clients included out-of-state hunters from Georgia.

Fayette County is designated by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) as a Chronic Wasting Disease Zone. Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological illness that is contagious to members of the deer family. There is currently no known cure for the disease.

Non-custodial sentence, 1 year supervised release, $100.00 special assessment, $15,000.00 fine, $11,000.00 Restitution, 18 month suspension of hunting license.