Man admits selling wildlife, having pot

Trykonkid15 · May 13, 2015

Man admits selling wildlife, having pot
Posted: May 13, 2015 12:15 AM EST
Updated: May 13, 2015 12:15 AM EST
SUPERIOR COURT – A Highland Lakes man admitted to selling wildlife and possession of marijuana, the prosecutor's office said.

James Schamble, 61, pleaded guilty in state Superior Court before Judge Thomas J. Critchley, in Newton, on May 11, to fourth-degree sale of wildlife and fourth-degree possession of marijuana. Additionally, he pleaded guilty to summons complaints of possession of untagged deer parts, possession of untagged bear parts and failure to keep a proper ledger for a deer/bear processing business.

Sentencing is scheduled for July 10.

Schamble admitted that he sold wildlife meat products illegally and was found to be in possession of marijuana during a search of his residence.

Schamble was represented by attorney Robert Biagiotti and the state was represented by Assistant Prosecutor Donald F. Cox Jr.

68Ioweu1 · May 13, 2015

its statistically proven that when you're high on the pot you sell animal meat.

slayer1962 · May 13, 2015

OH Anthony! goes good on Pizza too! lol

JJoe · May 13, 2015

A little more on it...A Sussex County man who runs a legal business butchering hunters' kills admitted Monday to selling illegal wildlife meat on the side, authorities said.James Schamble, 61, of Highland Lakes, sold $300 worth of deer charcuterie — bologna, pepperoni, salami, sausage, kielbasa and hotdogs — out of his freezer to an undercover Fish and Wildlife officer on Jan. 31, Sussex County Assistant Prosecutor Donald Cox said. Two weeks earlier, Schamble sold $20 worth of deer jerky to the officer, Cox said.
It is illegal to sell the meat or parts of any of New Jersey's native wildlife species including white-tailed deer, Department of Environmental Protection spokesperson Caryn Shinske said.

"The only wildlife parts that may be sold are common furbearers that were legally harvested and certain specific portions of the white-tailed deer as long as it was taken and possessed legally," Shinske said. Those parts include the hide and lower portions of the legs, she said.

Monday, Schamble pleaded guilty to fourth-degree selling wildlife meat products and the disorderly persons offense of selling wildlife. Illegal commercial sales of wildlife products in excess of $200 are charged as fourth-degree crimes while those below that threshold are disorderly persons offenses, Cox said.
The source from which Schamble received his meat is currently unclear, he said.
Schamble was also convicted of fourth-degree possession of marijuana. After executing a search warrant on his residence on Feb. 10, officers found more than 50 grams of marijuana, prompting the possession charge, Cox said.
He also admitted to other administrative violations — specifically, possession of untagged deer parts, possession of untagged bear parts and failure to keep a proper ledger for a deer/bear-processing business.
The penalty for selling meat or parts of white-tailed deer is a fine of $1,000 to $2,000 for a first offense, Shinske said.
Schamble is scheduled to be sentenced on July 10. Bambi bologna? Butcher admits selling deer meat illegally | NJ.com

Buckeyes11 · May 13, 2015

If a butcher is 100% legal and has the proper paperwork he should be able to sell meat he gets stuck with. The drugs. Thats all on him. Idiot

Jakesbeard · May 13, 2015

Pot smoking is suspected of lowering ones I.Q. This guy maybe walking proof.

Hit Em Nasty · May 13, 2015

Everyone knows you sell marked up jugs of water and old clothes and give the meat away as a thank you. Sheez!

bloodtrails · May 13, 2015

Hit Em Nasty said:
Everyone knows you sell marked up jugs of water and old clothes and give the meat away as a thank you. Sheez!

He should have argued that he was selling casings and pork and beef fat and giving the venison away. He was probably too high to hire a lawyer....

Willie · May 13, 2015

jm1827 · May 13, 2015

Highland Lakes, my old stomping grounds. Must have been over near the Lake Wanda area!

Zone9DeerSlayer · May 13, 2015

He should have told them he thought the Casagrande bill passed the house/ assembly, and was signed into law lol... The weed part still wouldn't have flown with the judge though...

bushden · May 13, 2015

68Ioweu1 said:
its statistically proven that when you're high on the pot you sell animal meat.

No No No you got it wrong, when you are high on pot you Beat your ___t

hunterbob1 · May 13, 2015

bushden said:
No No No you got it wrong, when you are high on pot you Beat your ___t

that what happened in the 60's.

68Ioweu1 · May 14, 2015

The priest did it for you.

Mustang51js · May 14, 2015

You can't believe everything you read,I know this person very closely and he didn't sell meat to someone,he sold the service and used that persons meat. The pot thing should've been thrown out because it was found in a part of house that shouldn't have been searched if they were looking for meat. Plus I'm sure many people on this site have or still do smoke pot,I'm sure a lot of people on here know him also for butchering their deer and know he is a good person.

Mustang51js · May 14, 2015

And the worst part about it all is the police were after someone in the family and used him to try and get to that person,he's a quiet person and keeps to himself,sucks

Mustang51js · May 14, 2015

I just talked to him before,and basically he was forced to plead guilty to all the wildlife charges so he gets less charges for the pot,I told him to learn from it and move on and know that you can't trust anyone now a days

huntfishNJ · May 14, 2015

he didn't sell meat to someone,he sold the service and used that persons meat. The pot thing should've been thrown out because it was found in a part of house that shouldn't have been searched if they were looking for meat.

James Schamble, 61, of Highland Lakes, sold $300 worth of deer charcuterie — bologna, pepperoni, salami, sausage, kielbasa and hotdogs — out of his freezer to an undercover Fish and Wildlife officer on Jan. 31, i

1. Sold to an undercover. 2. I'm sure the search warrant was for meat and any evidence of further similar sales.

MTH · May 14, 2015

Mustang51js said:
I just talked to him before,and basically he was forced to plead guilty to all the wildlife charges so he gets less charges for the pot

Guy needed a Lawyer....Lawyer could have gotten him out of the drug charge with a bad search or alternatively PTI...It would have cost him $850 in fines and costs to the Court, but he wouldn't have the conviction. As for the wildlife charges, there's simply no information to determine whether they were beatable. I go to Municipal Court at least twice a month, and have cases dismissed all the time between traffic tickets zoning BS, shop lifting, drug possession etc.... Guy walks in without a lawyer, he's at the mercy of the prosecutor....Walk in with a lawyer, and your odds of walking away without a conviction improve exponentially.

Mustang51js · May 14, 2015

MTH said:
Guy needed a Lawyer....Lawyer could have gotten him out of the drug charge with a bad search or alternatively PTI...It would have cost him $850 in fines and costs to the Court, but he wouldn't have the conviction. As for the wildlife charges, there's simply no information to determine whether they were beatable. I go to Municipal Court at least twice a month, and have cases dismissed all the time between traffic tickets zoning BS, shop lifting, drug possession etc.... Guy walks in without a lawyer, he's at the mercy of the prosecutor....Walk in with a lawyer, and your odds of walking away without a conviction improve exponentially.

He had a public defender I believe, but he is getting a $700 fine and 6 months probation,so in the end it's not as bad as it could've been. Just hope he is more careful on who he lets in his house. Most of the skulls and stuff is what he collected over the years and what people give him that he hangs up for customers to look at.

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