Early this fall, a Park City couple was caught steeling 2 tree stands and a trail camera that were placed in the Wasatch Mountains by a hunter. The hunting equipment was valued at more than $1,500.
Their actions have the couple facing felony charge, which are aggravated by the fact that the woman is the Park City Assistant City Attorney, Polly Samuels McLean, and the man is a well-known local skier named Andrew McLean. Both were arrested shortly after the event and face felony theft charges as well as misdemeanor charges for criminal mischief.
SFW is a strong advocate for hunter rights and multiple use on public lands.
“We believe the actions of this couple in taking hunters’ personal property is behavior unbecoming representatives of Park City and Utah’s ski industry and should bot be tolerated,” said Troy Justensen, President of SFW. “Such prominent community figures as this couple ought to be held to a higher standard. We hope an example can be made of them in this case.”
Both tree stands and the trail camera have been recovered.
