Details of case show text messages from Alexander among the suspect’s undoing after poaching giant Ohio buck

Detailed text messages and a widely-circulated photo proved to be the undoing of Christopher “C.J.” Alexander in a landmark deer poaching case.
Alexander, 28, of Wilmington, Ohio, is serving six months at STAR Community Justice Center in Clinton County for the illegal taking of a record 18-point buck on Nov. 9, 2023. Alexander killed the buck on property where he did not have permission to hunt and without a hunting license. He then took elaborate steps to conceal the crime, according to information from the ODNR Division of Wildlife (DOW).

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