Robby Rose: jail, probation 4/14/2010
The case of Robby Rose and an alleged cheating incident at last year’s Ray Hubbard Bud Light Trail Big Bass Tournament has come to conclusion. Rose was charged in Texas with a felony for attempted theft of more than $20,000 and less than $100,000. He pled guilty yesterday to the charges and will serve 15 days in jail, and will be under probation for 5 years. He will be ineligible for a fishing license during his probation.
According to a press release from the Rockwall County District Attorney’s office, Rose admitted that he inserted a 1-pound lead weight into a fish he’d caught. The fish was weighed by tournament officials. First place in the event was a new Legend bass boat, valued at $55,000.
A statement from Rockwall County Criminal District Attorney Kenda Culpepper read: “We took this case very seriously. As far as we were concerned, the case was about a $55,000 bass boat, not a 10-pound fish.”
Lead prosecutor Alex Imgrund stated: “Cheating is cheating, and (neither) the fishing community, nor this office, will tolerate it.”
