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Teri Maddox / Belleville News-Democrat

Retired MLB pitcher takes plea deal on hunting violations in Illinois

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Former Major League Baseball player Danny Cox and three other men have entered plea agreements on hunting citations issued three years ago on his property in rural Freeburg.
This brings an end to cases against eight men, including Freeburg Mayor Seth Speiser, in St. Clair County Circuit Court. Illinois Conservation Police had issued a total of 29 citations and 22 written warnings after a months-long investigation.

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Hunting case from Illinois involving retired MLB pitcher draws pleas

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The poaching case in southwest Illinois that involves former Major League pitcher Danny Cox saw some movement in late January.
Freeburg Mayor Seth Speiser and two others reached plea agreements on a series of hunting violations that resulted from a state investigation three years ago.

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Former MLB pitcher among those still fighting alleged hunting violations from 2022 in Illinois

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It’s been three years since Illinois Conservation Police issued 29 citations and 22 written warnings to eight people – including a village mayor and a former Major League Baseball player – for alleged hunting violations on private property in rural Freeburg.
All but one of the men pleaded not guilty and requested jury trials in St. Clair County Circuit Court. But there have been no trials or plea agreements, only continuances granted every 90 or 120 days.

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