Richland Chambers Boating Accident Victim Found
CORSICANA, Texas — Texas game wardens and volunteers recovered the body of Charles Andrew (Chase) Bergfeld from the waters of Richland Chambers Lake today at approximately 2:15 p.m.
TPWD News Releases
Dec. 18, 2008
Dec. 17, 2008
Reward Now $3,000 For Suspect In Game Warden Dragging Incident
AUSTIN, Texas — The reward has been increased to $3,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a fugitive who allegedly dragged a Texas game warden along the roadside Dec. 4 following a traffic stop in Southeast Texas.
Dec. 15, 2008
Game Wardens Continue Search for Missing Boater on Richland Chambers Lake
CORSICANA, Texas — Texas game wardens continue to search Richland Chambers Lake today for the victim of a boating accident that occurred early Sunday morning.
Dec. 12, 2008
Game Wardens Arrest Men for Illegal Deer Trapping, Sale
AUSTIN, Texas — Game wardens in the Special Operations Unit of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Law Enforcement Division have arrested six men and executed two search warrants as part of Operation Texas Shuffle, a year-long investigation into the black market deer trade in Texas.
Game warden Field Notes
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Nov. 26, 2008
Deer Smugglers from Texas, Minnesota, Sentenced to Prison
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man and a Minnesota man were both sentenced to federal prison terms yesterday for illegally transporting white-tailed deer across state lines.
Nov. 3, 2008
Wharton Co. Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Trial of Man Accused of Killing Game Warden
AUSTIN, Texas — A Wharton County jury took just two-and-a-half hours this afternoon to return a verdict of "guilty, capital murder" in the trial of 27-year-old James Garrett Freeman, of Lissie, who shot and killed Texas Game Warden Justin Hurst March 17, 2007.
Oct. 18, 2008
Game Wardens Arrest Men for Illegally Transporting Deer
GOLDTHWAITE, Texas — At around 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in Mills County, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens apprehended two central Texas men and a resident of Louisiana for allegedly hauling eight whitetail deer believed to have been smuggled across state lines.
Oct. 17, 2008
Memorial Fund Created for Fallen Game Warden George H. Whatley
AUSTIN, Texas — A memorial fund has been set-up for the family of Texas Game Warden George H. Whatley. Whatley, a 45-year-old native of Atlanta, Texas, died in Fort Stockton Friday, Oct. 10, after participating in a training exercise.
Hurst Murder Trial Begins Oct. 20 in Wharton
AUSTIN, Texas — The capital murder trial of the man accused of killing Game Warden Justin Hurst in 2007 begins 9 a.m., Monday, Oct. 20 in Wharton, southwest of Houston.