MADISON, Wis. (MEDIA RELEASE) — Four men — Robert Peters, 53, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin; Steven Reindahl, 55, Turtle Lake; David Johnson, 31, Barnes, Wisconsin; and Darren Johnson, 52, Deer Park, Wisconsin — were sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 25 in federal court in Madison.

The defendants were convicted of crimes related to an illegal 2017 mountain lion hunt in Montana, in violation of the Lacey Act, and conspiring to obstruct a 2018 federal grand jury investigation.

Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker sentenced Peters and Reindahl to two years of probation, David Johnson to a three-year term of probation, and Darren Johnson to a four-year term of probation. As a condition of probation, these defendants cannot hunt and trap, or assist and/or accompany others engaged in hunting or trapping worldwide for a period of two years to begin on the…