A Utah hunting guide is facing felony charges for 'illegally baiting' a bear for Donald Trump Jr.

Sarah Al-ArshaniMay 22, 2022, 02:19 IST

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Donald Trump Jr. went on a guided hunt and killed a bear in Utah in 2018.
The hunting guide who took him is facing felony charges for illegally baiting the bear.

A hunting guide in Utah is facing felony charges after being accused of illegally baiting a bear for Donald Trump Jr. to hunt in May 2018, The Salt Lake Tribune reported on Saturday.

The outlet reported that Wade Lemon faces up to five years in state prison for the fatal shooting of the bear on May 18, 2018.

Trump Jr. is not named in the criminal complaint, but the Utah Department of Natural Resources confirmed to The Tribune that Trump Jr. was Lemon's "client."

Lemon is accused of using "a pile of grain, oil, and pastries" to bait the bear that Trump Jr. would shoot. The Tribune reported that prosecutors said there's no evidence to suggest that Trump Jr. knew the bear was illegally baited.

Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings said the hunting client was "a victim and now a possible witness in a fraudulent scheme," The Tribune reported.

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A Utah hunting guide is facing felony charges for 'illegally baiting' a bear for Donald Trump Jr.