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Walleye Cheaters Plead Guilty

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Remember those two guys caught red-handed cheating in a walleye fishing tournament on Lake Erie? They pleaded guilty on Monday.

Jacob Runyan, 43, and Chase Cominsky, 36, were each indicted in October on felony charges of cheating, attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools and a misdemeanor count of illegal animal ownership and initially pleaded not guilty.

As part of a plea deal, Runyan and Cominsky pleaded guilty to cheating and unlawful ownership of wild animals and both agreed to three-year suspensions of their fishing licenses. Cominsky also agreed to give up his bass boat worth as much as $100,000.

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Prosecutors agreed to drop attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools charges.

Both men are scheduled to be sentenced May 11. Prosecutors plan to recommend a sentence of six months’ probation and later ask for an expungement of their convictions if they successfully complete their probation, said James Gallagher, an assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor.

Cominsky has also be charged in two separate incidents since being charged for the cheating scandal. One for stalking his ex-wife and the other for providing his 18-year-old son with counterfeit money.

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