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An affidavit for Bottoms was obtained by KLTV through an open records request to the Cass County District Clerk’s Office.

https://www.kltv.com/2023/03/09/longview-man-accused-guiding-illegal-hunts-selling-poached-meat/

ByJeff Awtrey

Published:Mar. 9, 2023 at 7:29 AM PST|Updated:6 hours ago

CASS COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) – A Longview man accused of being a part of a deer-poaching ring is believed to have sold the illegally obtained meat and also guided clients on illegal hunts, according to arrest documents.

Carson Don Bottoms, 22, of Longview, is charged with harvest white-tailed deer without landowner’s consent. Bottoms was one of three arrested who are accused in a three-year investigation into deer poaching across four states.

An affidavit for Bottoms was obtained by KLTV through an open records request to the Cass County District Clerk’s Office.

According to the arrest affidavit, a Texas game…