Two Alabama men charged with cheating in a bass tournament at Lake Guntersville earlier this year were found guilty and sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail, according to a report on the website of TV station WAFF-48.
After a four-hour trial, Gary Lee Minor Jr. of Albertville and Robert Scott Gillaspie of Boaz were ordered to the Marshall County Jail after they were found guilty of theft by deception and tampering with a sporting event.
The charges stemmed from their involvement in a scheme to win the Tuesday and Thursday Night Owls Fishing Tournament on April 22. FLW Tour pro Richard Peek testified Monday he witnessed the two men stop off at a boat dock and emerge with a large bass in a net that had come from inside the boat dock.
They were ordered to a year suspended jail sentence, provided they serve 30 days, serve 400 hours of community service at Lake Guntersville State Park, two years probation, and each pay $1,000 and court costs.
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