Cousins arrested for illegal hog hunting after abandoning dog on private ranch – Villages-News.com

Two cousins were arrested this past week after they allegedly snuck onto a private ranch to illegally hunt hogs and were tracked down through surveillance cameras, a Snapchat video and an impounded pit bull. Gavin Keith Dasher, 30, of Oxford, and his 18-year-old cousin, Gracin Randell Dasher-Richardson of Wildwood, were arrested by Sumter County sheriff’s deputies on misdemeanor trespassing charges. Gavin Dasher Gracin Dasher-Richardson The investigation began in late May when a detective found suspicious tire tracks leading to a fenced, private cattle ranch along Interstate 75 in Bushnell. The property owner authorized deputies to investigate after reporting that trespassers had been illegally hunting hogs on his land. The detective set up hidden surveillance cameras in the area. Late on the night of June 3, the cameras captured three men and a black dog moving hastily through a metal gate onto the property. When deputies responded to the area, they located a Chevrolet pickup truck parked nearby. As deputies approached, they spotted three men who suddenly turned and fled westbound deep into the ranch. While the men managed to escape, deputies captured a tan pit bull equipped with a tracking collar that was left behind. The dog was transported to
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