Marquette County, MI – A Chelsea man is serving a 60-day jail sentence after he confessed to repeatedly sabotaging a hunter’s tree stand in the Upper Peninsula, causing the hunter to fall 15 to 20 feet.
Mlive.com reports that 23 year old Thomas Steele III, of Chelsea, recently pleaded guilty to misdemeanors of aggravated assault and hunter harassment in Marquette County Circuit Court.
The October 2020 dispute was over a tree stand on public land in Marquette County.
Additionally, Steele must reimburse the victim’s medical expenses for injuries sustained in the fall from the tree stand. Steele must also serve a one-year probation term.
Steele’s hunting privileges were revoked for an undetermined amount of time. With Michigan a member of the Interstate Wildlife Violator’s Compact, Steele’s right to hunt will also be revoked in nearly all 50 states.