Ohio Fishing Duo Charged With Cheating and Attempted Grand Theft

The pair had stuffed walleye fish with lead balls at an Ohio fishing tournament last month in an attempt to win nearly $30,000, prosecutors said.

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By Christine Chung
Oct. 12, 2022

A month after a two-person fishing team at an Ohio contest scandalized the competitive fishing world when organizers said they engorged walleyes with lead balls to increase their weight, a grand jury indicted both men on Wednesday on felony charges of cheating and attempted grand theft.

Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky, center left and center right, after they won a previous tournament in April. Credit…Isaac Ritchey/The Blade, via Associated Press

The pair, Jacob Runyan, 42, of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pa., also face one count each of possessing criminal tools, a felony, and of unlawful ownership of wild animals, a misdemeanor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/fishing-tournament-cheating-ohio.html