Christopher J. Alexander, 28, of Wilmington, Ohio, was sentenced Dec. 11 in Clinton County Common Pleas Court for unlawfully shooting a trophy white-tailed buck in November 2023, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Alexander was sentenced to pay the maximum restitution for the 18-point trophy buck, $35,071.73. This was the largest restitution value for a single white-tailed deer in Ohio’s history.
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