Cheating Charge Filed Against Bass Tourney Entrant

GW: As chairman of the Perry Youth Hunt Extravaganza, I am often asked why the event doesn’t reward youngsters with prizes for the biggest buck, first buck, largest doe, etc. The reason is simple; just read the following account of how important it is to win for some people.

KANSAS CITY Mo — A Warsaw man faces a felony charge of attempt to steal by deceit for allegedly trying to weigh in fish at a bass tournament that he caught before the tournament began

David R. Gann, 72, was entered in a family style bass tournament on Truman Lake on June 4 when the alleged violation occurred, said Mike Burton, a Protection District Supervisor for the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).

A few days prior, more…