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Last updated on Tuesday, September 30, 2014
(WABASH) - Indiana Conservation Officers arrested 22-year-old Mark Barber of Lafontaine for shooting road signs near the intersection of 1050 South 50 East in Wabash.
Indiana Conservation Officer Jerry Hoerdt was patrolling the area for poachers Sunday night just before 10 p.m. when he witnessed a vehicle stop and fire two gunshots.
This time conservation officers did not find any poached wild game but instead found that a road sign had been vandalized. None the less, officers arrested and charged Mark Barber with criminal mischief, operating a vehicle without ever being issued a driver's license, and shooting from a public roadway.
Even though shooting road signs may not seem to be that serious an offense to some, when you fire a gun without a proper backstop that round may end up hitting a home or worse a person.
It is imperative that everyone follow safe firearm practices especially as many of us will be entering the woods this hunting season is search of game. Indiana Conservation Officers will be watching to make sure everyone follows the rules this fall.
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