Mamou man pleads to several deer violations, must pay $9,200

A Mamou man pleaded guilty Feb. 5 to several deer hunting violations and has three months to pay about $9,200 in fines and civil restitution.
According to Claiborne Parish records, James D. Fontenot, 44, was arrested on Nov. 22, 2013 and charged with four counts of discharging a firearm from public roads, four counts of taking deer from public road, four counts of hunting or taking deer in illegal hours with artificial light, taking/possession over limit of deer (5 antlerless deer when limit is 4), three counts of failure to tag deer and three counts of hunting from a moveable vehicle.
Wildlife and Fisheries personnel Lt. Kenneth Balkom and Senior Agents Bryant Coburn and Jared McIver arrested Fontenot as he was hunting off of Hwy. Alt. 2 near Summerfield, records show.
There was an 18-year-old with him at the time, court records indicate.
According to the record, Fontenot allegedly killed four does that night and had previously killed one, making him one over the season limit.
Fontenot pleaded to two tagging counts, three counts each of hunting from a moving vehicle and hunting during illegal hours and the over the limit charge.
He was ordered to pay a fine of $5,202 and civil restitution of $4,083, The $9,285 is due in full by May 6.