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and weighed 30 lbs (sic).”
The bobcat killing mentioned in the entry was “unlawful” because it was apparently shot in Shenandoah National Park where, according to Lemmert, no hunting is allowed.
Another journal entry allegedly documents Colin Clem , killing a mountain lion in New Mexico on Feb. 28, 1998. In a separate entry, Colin Clem allegedly documents Jeremy Clem killing a mountain lion in New Mexico in January 2000 and “receiving the specimen at Colin’s house on May 5, 2000.”
In the affidavit, Lemmert states that New Mexico Game Warden Jim Comins told him “neither Colin Clem nor Jeremy Clem had a lawful license to hunt mountain lion on the specified dates and therefore the animals would be unlawful. Colin Clem documents working on his mountain lion skull on March 5, 1998 and March 26, 1998.”
Lemmert also noted that Virginia state law “forbids the import or possession of wild animals unlawfully taken outside of Virginia.”
It is unknown whether Colin Clem, who has reportedly retained Warrenton attorney Blair Howard to represent him, will be charged in connection with any of the alleged violations here.
Howard did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Tom Smith, an assistant commonwealth’s attorney from Culpeper County who has apparently been designated as a special prosecutor in the matter, declined to comment.
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