Stupid people

[Ray]

A Baton Rouge man and woman pled guilty for violations stemming from the illegal sale of recreationally caught fish and were sentenced on Feb. 24, by Judge Marilyn Lambert from the 23rd Judicial District Court.

Lambert sentenced both John A. Moccabee, 60, and Lolita M. Ralston, 52, to six months probation, a 90 day suspended jail sentence, $1,750 in fines plus court costs, $1,179.93 in restitution as a condition of probation and barred them from fishing in Louisiana for one year.

Agents cited the two in Gonzales on July 12, 2009 for selling fish, crabs and shrimp that were caught using recreational licenses while in Grand Isle. They were found to be in possession of 629 fish, 12 pounds of shrimp and 29 pounds of blue crab.

Ralston pled guilty to selling fish without a wholesale/retail seafood dealer's license, selling fish caught recreationally, possessing undersized spotted sea trout and obtaining license by fraud. John A. Moccabee pled guilty to selling fish without a wholesale/retail seafood dealer's license and selling fish caught recreationally.