SHANNON COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Three Missouri men have been sentenced in connection with the illegal killing of a bull elk.

According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, Michael K. O’Neail, of De Soto, pleaded guilty on September 3 to illegally killing and abandoning a bull elk. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.

They say the 60-day jail sentence was suspended, pending successful completion of two years of probation and full payment of the $10,000 fine within one year of his sentencing date.

Two men not directly responsible for the elk poaching, Kevin B. Click and Travis R. Wadlow, both of Bonne Terre, each received a $500 fine plus court costs, and a mandatory $750 contribution to the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation for the illegal ta

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