Mendocino Man Allegedly Killed Leopard and Tried to Falsify Records in Order to Get Its Skin and Skull Home

Stock photo of a leopard skin.

Stock photo of a leopard skin. [By SagarPaudel68 via Wikimedia Commons]

Press release from the Department of Justice: 

 A federal grand jury indicted Adam Thatcher Lawrence today with importing wildlife contrary to law and mislabeling wildlife intended for importation, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and United States Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement Region 8 Assistant Special Agent in Charge Daniel Crum.

            According to the indictment, Lawrence, 38, of Willits, Calif., traveled to the Republic of South Africa in August 2011, where he hunted and killed a leopard.  Leopards are a protected species under both the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, an international treaty to which the United States, South Africa, and Mozambique are signatories.

The indictment alleges Lawrence did not have the required permits to kill the leopard in South Africa, or to bring the leopard back into the United States.  Lawrence allegedly secretly transported the leopard’s skin and skull into the Republic of Mozambique in May 2012 and thereafter falsely claimed to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that he had hunted and killed the leopard in Mozambique in 2012.  Lawrence then allegedly applied for permit paperwork from Mozambique, South Africa, and the United States in order to import the leopard skin and skull into the United States; each document falsely stated that the leopard was killed in Mozambique.  The indictment alleges that in April 2013, Lawrence imported the leopard parts into the United States based on his false statements.  In sum, Lawrence was charged with one count of importing wildlife contrary to law, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 545 and 18 U.S.C. § 2(b), and one count of mislabeling wildlife intended for importation, in violation of 16 U.S.C. §§ 3372(d) and 18 U.S.C. § 2(b).

            Lawrence is scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court in Oakland on January 18, 2018.

            An indictment merely alleges that crimes have been committed, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If convicted, Lawrence faces a maximum sentence of twenty years’ imprisonment, and a fine of $250,000, plus restitution, for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 545 and a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment, and a fine of $250,000, plus restitution, for a violation of 16 U.S.C. §§ 3372(d).  However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.

            Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Lloyd-Lovett is prosecuting the case with the assistance of Vanessa Quant.  The prosecution is the result of a three-year investigation by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement.

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Gasquet
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Gasquet
6 years ago

It’s just a predator/ cat. Leave the Guy alone.

usicksoul
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usicksoul
6 years ago
Reply to  Gasquet

My God have mercy on you.

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  Gasquet

Uhhh. NO. This guy deserves all the pain and frustration coming to him! Poachers are the worst kind of scumbags. Trophy hunting is disgusting.

Not a peta person
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Not a peta person
6 years ago

This type of bs gives hunters a bad name. Hang em high.

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
6 years ago

Precisely, Trophy Hunters are what most people associate hunting with!!! I have been a gun owner / hunter for most of my life but I am a subsistence hunter not a trophy hunter!!! I don’t kill something I can’t eat!!!

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago
Reply to  Dan Fuller

No such thing as a subsistence hunter in California. You have a sport hunting license. Unless you are native. There is no subsistence hunting in California.

You ever keep the antlers off any of the deer you killed. If you did, you’re a trophy hunter.

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
6 years ago
Reply to  Guest

Actually. you are required to keep the antlers, from your kill, with your Ca Deer hunting tag attached!!! So much for THAT theory!!!!

Judy
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Judy
6 years ago
Reply to  Dan Fuller

Yes that is correct

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago
Reply to  Judy

No it’s not correct. You have to keep the antlers for like 30 days after the season ends.

cyberranger707
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cyberranger707
6 years ago
Reply to  Dan Fuller

Only for limited time after the zone you hunted has closed. So much for that theory!!!

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago
Reply to  Dan Fuller

It’s not a theroy. I give my antlers to the dogs.

Redwood Dan
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Redwood Dan
6 years ago
Reply to  Guest

[Edit] I fill my freezer with elk/deer/fish and buy 0 pounds of beef every year. Fuck factory farms. People shouldn’t eat meat unless they or a friend or family member harvests it wild or raise it at home. If every one practiced this, all big ranches could be restored to their natural habitat and repopulated with the original fauna and flora. I know that will never happen, but I can dream.

P.S. Does anyone have any problem hogs they need removed? I’m getting low on bacon.

Esme
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Esme
6 years ago
Reply to  Redwood Dan

Hunted meat is way more ethical than the factory farmed stuff. Especially pig meat. I think many people still don’t realize the incredible suffering involved, for both animals and workers.

Stormy
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Stormy
6 years ago
Reply to  Redwood Dan

Enjoy your CJD. Those prions thank you.

Redwood Dan
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Redwood Dan
6 years ago
Reply to  Stormy

Not sure what cjd has to do with hunting. My elk meat is blood tested every year for CWD and I know how to look for hydatic cysts. And if you’re going to eat any omnivorous game meat, always cook througoughly to avoid trichinosis. A person is way more likely to develop cjd from blood transfusion, sperm donation, or hereditarily than from eating wild game meat. Traveling trophy hunters suck for the most part, especially if they are just after a head. This poacher should have to face the consequences for his crimes.

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago
Reply to  Redwood Dan

Most of my meat is wild too. But I still enjoy a nice ribeye and going out to sushi

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
6 years ago
Reply to  Guest

You are probably healthier than 99% of the population the way you eat. Respect!

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  Sparklemahn

Going vegan is the healthiest thing you can do for your body and the planet, but if you must eat meat, then ethical hunts are ok. I don’t like the killing of ANY animals, but if you do it the way are Native American ancestors did with respect and honor, without ego and machismo and bragging, then I have no problem with it. Trophy hunters, on the other hand, are simply the lowest human trash.

V man
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V man
6 years ago
Reply to  Redwood Dan

I can see all the people from the cities entering their Central Parks with loaded rifle’s and blasting away trying to provide food for their families. Ha ha ha

For Real
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For Real
6 years ago

[edit] 20 yrs or the other 5 is ridiculous. He should get no more than two with 3 yrs probation. Fu$% the Federal sentencing guidelines and extreme imprisonment sentencing.

Bob
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Bob
6 years ago
Reply to  For Real

But it’s ok for immigrants to kill innocent women?

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
6 years ago
Reply to  Bob

What ARE you going on about??? I’m just curious as to what you think this has anything whatsoever to do with the article posted here!!!???

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago
Reply to  For Real

A fine would suffice.

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  Guest

NO, it would NOT. This guy deserves the worst the law can throw at him. More than 5 years is what I would give a poacher. Scum of the Earth.

Mike Gottfried
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Mike Gottfried
6 years ago

he killed a protected species. let him fry. and the punishment fits the crime for sure. what a sad loss of a beautiful cat.

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  Mike Gottfried

Agreed, Mike Gottfried! So sad what some people think of as “sport”… it’s high time we ban all trophy killing!

sharon
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6 years ago

Donny jr. would be sooo proud…blaagh….cold hearted evil basturds!

HOGRANCH
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HOGRANCH
6 years ago

BOTTOM LINE THE LEOPARD IS DEAD, ITS NOT COMING BACK. ITS NOW 2018 HOW IS IT THAT WE ARE JUST GETTING AROUND TO IT. 6 YEARS AN IT TAKES THAT LONG TO FINE THIS GUY FOR KILLING A LEOPARD IN AFRICA. HE SHOULDA WENT TO THE ZOO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CHEAPER. FOR BOTH PARTY,S INVOLVED INCLUDING THE TAX PAYERS.

😂
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😂
6 years ago
Reply to  HOGRANCH

WHAT?

lol
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lol
6 years ago
Reply to  😂

lol

J. Worthingham Fatback
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J. Worthingham Fatback
6 years ago
Reply to  😂

HUH?

J. Worthingham Fatback
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J. Worthingham Fatback
6 years ago
Reply to  HOGRANCH

SPEAK UP!!!

HOGRANCH
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HOGRANCH
6 years ago

JUSTICE IS BLIND BUT IT SHOULD NEVER BE THAT SLOW.

Mendocino Mamma
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Mendocino Mamma
6 years ago
Reply to  HOGRANCH

You have no idea just finished up a court case that started in 2015 yesterday!

HOGRANCH
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HOGRANCH
6 years ago

PLUS THIS CRIME WAS COMMITTED IN AFRICA 7 YEARS AGO, WHY WASN’T IT PROCESSED IN AFRICA, IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH BRINGING THE HIDE BACK WHERE WAS CUSTOMS? IF YOU WERE GONNA GO TO COURT OVER A SPOTTED OWL MURDER, YOU WOULDN’T HAVE THE TRIAL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THIS WHOLE THING IS SMELLIN LIKE A FIZA WARRANT.

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
6 years ago
Reply to  HOGRANCH

Your Caps lock key stuck again???!!! You really should get that fixed!!! ;op

HOGRANCH
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HOGRANCH
6 years ago
Reply to  Dan Fuller

GUESS YOU WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT, DAN

Liberal hypocrisy
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Liberal hypocrisy
6 years ago
Reply to  HOGRANCH

Most likely he broke up with his girlfriend and she turned his ass in

Mary
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Mary
6 years ago

He is actually married with two kids

Phyllis
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Phyllis
6 years ago

We still haven’t found the criminal that shot and killed the zebra out in Petrolia. These wild animals are endangered and if not they will be. It’s sad that big game hunting is the ultimate trophy.

John Ripper
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John Ripper
6 years ago

I met Mr. Lawrence when he was a real estate broker in Willits. I didn`t like him much. Among other things he said he “hated growers”. Rather odd viewpoint since at that time 80% of his commission came from growers or hopeful growers. Also thought it was funny when the heroes in a CAMP helicopter got it together to spy on a lady using an outdoor shower. I guess it`s OK to be peeping tom if one is a cop, in his view.

So….he traveled to Africa to kill something just because he enjoyed killing it…….. Great fun I guess. Personally, I hope he does some big numbers of hard time — and gets soaked with a fine that leaves him living under a bridge.

This isn`t hunting deer or ducks or elk. This is killing for the sake of killing.

Mike
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Mike
6 years ago

Don’t some people get less time than that for killings humans?

John Ripper
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John Ripper
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Who cares about humans? There doesn`t seem to be any shortage of those nasty things. They`re increasing at a rate of around 12,000 tons per day. This is 8 1/2 tons per minute of new humans.

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HOGRANCH
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HOGRANCH
6 years ago
Reply to  John Ripper

got to feed all these new arrivals, do you have a recipe for leopard meat, stew chops stir fry, jerkey, sumthin we sure dont want any more meat to go to waste.

Hmmmmm!
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Hmmmmm!
6 years ago
Reply to  HOGRANCH

Congrats, this is the first post of yours I’ve read.

All-caps is a dead end.

Sleepy Alligator
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Sleepy Alligator
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Only if they do it within Humboldt County lines.

Liberal hypocrisy
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Liberal hypocrisy
6 years ago

Or you’re in the city of San Francisco and you’re an illegal 3 times deported felon

Hahahaha
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Hahahaha
6 years ago

Big game hunting is for cowards, now hunting ISIS, that was fun.

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago
Reply to  Hahahaha

No it isn’t just for cowards anyone can take part.

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
6 years ago
Reply to  Guest

Good one!

Z
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Z
6 years ago

Gasquet: you’re saying it’s ok to kill a predator. If we applied that logic to male homo sapiens & killed the predators in their ranks, the number of human males would be seriously thinned. Better rethink your position.

Mike
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Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Z

Yeah Z, cause humans don’t kill other humans ever. Google democide.

the man
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the man
6 years ago

i know adam lawrence.he is a good man .he honest hard working man got 3 lega jobs leopard are common in south africa and mazambique.not endangared.i live in africa they got banana republic paperwork and rocords. this u s attorney is on a political witchhunt good luck adam. this is 6 year old bull shit

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  the man

Anyone who engages in trophy hunting of endangered animals is NOT a “good man”. What a bunch of b.s. This is not bullshit, this is poaching and it needs to be punished to the full extent of the law!

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago

He’s no better than you dope growers,takin water from the rivers,rat poison thats killin the wildlife etc.
KEEP ON PUFFIN!!

Breezy
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Breezy
6 years ago

How about a picture of Mr. Lawrence?

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  Breezy

YESSS. How about of picture of this scumbag p.o.s.? Name and shame!

PinkAsso
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PinkAsso
6 years ago

always kill with a permit, it makes it OK

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
6 years ago
Reply to  PinkAsso

Like James Bond 007.

Mike hawk
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Mike hawk
6 years ago

African villagers that share their land with big predators and wildlife love big game hunter. they provide income and jobs. Predators kill their livestock and wildlife trample and consume the crops.the money that villagers make from the big game hunts counted balance the damages the wildlife.

John Ripper
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John Ripper
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike hawk

So as we humans continue to increase, we should kill of everything that gets in our way. Looks like we`re going to see the end of elephants in Africa soon; some rhinos are already extinct. Tigers are on their way out; most likely we`ll see their end. We really don`t need these things; lots of elephants in cartoons so who needs real ones? Lots of other things we should get rid of and have a good time killing them. What a rush to kill the last living elephant!

The irony is, we humans are a lot closer to extinction than almost everyone realizes. Of course we`ll take a lot of other innocent animals with us, which is sad. When we`re either extinct or a few miserable bands eking out an existence of our “civilization” — all those things we so revile will be doing quite well. Snakes, spiders, scorpions, coyotes, rats, cockroaches, and yes, likely even ravens, crows and jays — will all be happily living their lives as they were before our sorry lot defiled what was once a wondrous place.

Leopard's Friend
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Leopard's Friend
6 years ago
Reply to  John Ripper

I was wondering just last night, what will be the tipping point. When will we humans kill off a species that is actually essential to our own survival as a species?

Anon Forrest
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Anon Forrest
6 years ago

The question should be “What WAS the tipping point?)

John Ripper
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John Ripper
6 years ago
Reply to  Anon Forrest

Wise comment, Anon Forrest. We passed it some time ago. I invite you to look up “Guy McPherson” — he has very good info, well sourced, on where we`re headed with climate.

Personally, my best guess is that we passed the point of no return for being completely sustainable about 1900. Things are just beginning to move a lot faster now.

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  John Ripper

Agreed. It’s so heartbreaking, John Ripper. Humans and our greed and cluelessness will be the demise of all life on this planet.

farce
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farce
6 years ago
Reply to  Anon Forrest

Thank you.

HOGRANCH
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HOGRANCH
6 years ago
Reply to  John Ripper

everything dies including humans sooner or later, as long as there is a dollar to be made on an animals demise, it will be consumed, you can cry snivel an whine, but the old saying money talks, is so true. and if we are growing at a rate of 8 1/2 tons a minute, they may start keeping the rest of the animal that is not trophy material. anybody got any recipes?

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
6 years ago
Reply to  HOGRANCH

You broke your caps lock but I see you got it fixed. More power to ya!

HOGRANCH
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HOGRANCH
6 years ago
Reply to  John Ripper

IF ALL THOSE ANIMALS FALL OVER DEAD IN AFRICA, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU WILL NEVER EVEN NOTICE IT.

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  HOGRANCH

I will notice, Hogranch! What a closed minded mean comment. Lots of people would notice and care. I am a big cat advocate with a particular interest in African animals. I’m traveling to Africa in May for an eco-safari and I donate lots of money to save big cats. I would notice… I do notice when animals are killed, thus my commenting here. I do not want to live in a world where African animals have all been hunted to extinction. People DO care. Not everyone is a heartless clueless cretin.

Shawn Cherry
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Shawn Cherry
6 years ago

Commenters get so far off point. I’m an avid hunter. If you dont follow simple rules and laws, we’ll run out of game to hunt. Also these hunts are purely baited and low on skill. He’s simply not smart and should pay the price. Wake up idiots.

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago
Reply to  Shawn Cherry

It’s too high a price. A fine yes. Prison no.

BettyLou
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6 years ago
Reply to  Guest

Prison. Not too high a price.

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  BettyLou

He should rot in prison.

Pacific Cultivation
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Pacific Cultivation
6 years ago

Mr Lawrence has a history of poaching within Mendocino county. He has been implicated in a hunt for hire enterprise on private property in Mendo timberland for taking black tail out of season. Likely these charges will aid in terminating his locally based hired hunting program.

Mike
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Mike
6 years ago

Thanks for the info, it’s one of the things I appreciate most about this site

El Cid
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El Cid
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

I agree with Mike, Thanks for the many insightful comments.
To hunt for a trophy is wrong. If you don’t eat it, don’t kill it. I used to hunt deer , elk and ducks, but traveling to far off lands to kill baited exotic animals including leopards is not sport. Sounds like Mr. Lawrence is real jerk. Unfortunately the justice system usually favors people with money, and he will probably get a free pass.

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago
Reply to  El Cid

All hunting is sport hunting is you have a sport license.

HOGRANCH
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HOGRANCH
6 years ago
Reply to  El Cid

with a good ambulance chasin lawyer it sounds possible.

the man
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the man
6 years ago

adam lawrence is not a poacher . he hunt a 30 000 acres ranch with late saeson PLM tags. pacifle cultivation is full of shit

Friendly Observer
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Friendly Observer
6 years ago

Interesting.

When I read this article my first impulse was — if this fellow has no qualms about going to a foreign county to plunder native game — what crimes against wildlife has he committed in Mendocino County or other domestic locations?

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife should keep a keen eye out for mountain lion pelts when visiting his properties. The illegal activities described in this article sure seem like they’d amount to probable cause to search Mr. Lawrance’s residences.

Covelo or busted
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Covelo or busted
6 years ago

I read a sad story about the last wild buffalo/ bison in the whole USA that was killed… The townspeople Rushed to be the one who killed it! [edit: Honestly, every time I edit, it takes away from putting out quality news stories. I understand the need to type out hostile comments. I occasionally do it myself, but can’t you also edit it yourself. I do. Kym] Please follow up on this story… Thanks

Covelo or busted
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Covelo or busted
6 years ago

Venting….. your page is great…. thanks for keeping it theta way… clean!

Kathy
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Kathy
6 years ago

Why do you say he’s a Mendocino man? He’s from Willits!!! If you’re trying to imply he’s from Mendocino County then say Mendocino County. This heading implies he’s from the town of Mendocino….he’s not!

John Ripper
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John Ripper
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

There is no town of Trinity or Humboldt. Mendocino can mean either the county or the town on the coast. Therefor, confusion that produces great unease and anxiety.

Mendocino may be a few things; however, “lovely” does not come to mind although it does have a few nice buildings. The dominant feature of Mendocino town is cars. Lots of them, many expensive; it`s all about cars. Mostly, it`s a tourist trap with the primary objective of separating tourists from their money by selling them unnecessary and overpriced junk.

Mendocino was a serious sawmilling and shipping town for many years. How far it`s fallen from the time when hard working, skilled men produced useful products. In those days, men were men, and you started a D-8 with a hand crank. Oh, wait, that was before D-8s. You started your steam donkey with a match.

Hmmmmm!
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Hmmmmm!
6 years ago
Reply to  Kathy

I thought it they liked to call the town the “Village of Mendocino” down there.

Sounds pretentious, but there it is.

I took this article as referring to the county of Mendo, not the “Village of…”

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago

Nah. That’s ridiculous.

Local Grower
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Local Grower
6 years ago

..in the Federal Pen

Buck
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Buck
6 years ago

Use a camera instead. It’s just as gratifying and the leopard survives for another day.
Why feel the need to kill something just so you can selfishly possess it?

HOGRANCH
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HOGRANCH
6 years ago
Reply to  Buck

take a photo before somebody else shoots it.

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  Buck

AMEN, Buck! A real man shoots with a camera, not a gun! It takes just as much skill. If these greedy bloodlusting ‘hunters’ really cared about these animals a camera would do just as well.

Shawn Cherry
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Shawn Cherry
6 years ago

This was killed and can’t be possessed. That’s the issue! Hunt hard! The right way!!!

Mendocino Mamma
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Mendocino Mamma
6 years ago

He was called out for being one of the mystery helicopter teams members 2 years ago. The ones that no one knew who they were. One of many list is damn long. Thugs with money playing cops. Frightening!

John Ripper
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John Ripper
6 years ago

When he was a real estate broker he told me he “hated growers”. A peculiar statement when growers were paying probably 80% of his commissions. I can believe this.

Leopard's Friend
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Leopard's Friend
6 years ago

Since he obviously knew he was committing a crime (he made great efforts to conceal his acts) he should get the maximum penalty.

BonnieBlueSky
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BonnieBlueSky
6 years ago

Interesting point, that. Culpability by cover-up.

HOGRANCH
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HOGRANCH
6 years ago

we have a spot for you in the vigalante committee !

f lee bailey
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f lee bailey
6 years ago

You stupid pathetic

    [Kym edit: liberals]

always hang people before you get the facts,no wonder your kids are drug dealers and are soft targets for terrorists,your minds are troubled by gossip and slander,and you cant rest until you destroy people.your day is coming when sharia is here.

Conservative Stupidity
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Conservative Stupidity
6 years ago
Reply to  f lee bailey

F. Lee Bailey!

Ht
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Ht
6 years ago

I’m not standing up for the guy. I hunt, but don’t believe in trophy hunting, but our system is seriously fucked up if this guy goes to prison and all the violent felons, burglars and drug dealers are out on the streets. I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve to be prosecuted, but get the dangerous people off of the streets first.

Hang Em High
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Hang Em High
6 years ago

Adam was one of the kooks working with LEAR Asset Management to fly around and rip up/off people’s crops many of those crops like out Woodman Canyon belonged to private landowners…. Mr Lawrence is also a logger who buys tracks of land exclusively to cut down the trees and log the land….. a real POS in my honest opinion. I wonder how he had all the extra money could it be from ripping off growers with lear asset management? Guy was always on the kooky side sitting alone in the bars drinking beers.. weird that he had the money to travel to Africa for trophy hunting…. I wonder who snitched him out, on of his anti-pot nutcase buddies most likely. No loyalty among thieves, narcos or cops. Hang email high, set an example for people who destroy the critters and environment! Of course this is one of Woodhouse and dog killer Brennan’s buddies….. wolves hang in packs.

infiltrater
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infiltrater
6 years ago
Reply to  Hang Em High

Wolves is right……..

infiltrater
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infiltrater
6 years ago
Reply to  Hang Em High

Lest you fall prey to the pack…….

Everyone is Watching taking notes
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Everyone is Watching taking notes
6 years ago
Reply to  infiltrater

Or lest you fall prey to the law.

infiltrater
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infiltrater
6 years ago
Reply to  Hang Em High

Can you read english “hang em” read the article attached once again..there were no mystery men just sheriff toms crew working with lear.

.https://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/chem-tales-kamala-harris-mendocino-marijuana/Content?oid=3177493

Hang Em High
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Hang Em High
6 years ago

Adam Lawrence also owns a Dead Critter Trafficking Company called “Meat Box”… hummmmm.

Hang Em High
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Hang Em High
6 years ago

Of course the most interesting fact is that “Meatbox” other owner or partner is Mendocino Sheriff Tom Allman’s son, so the Sheriff’so son is in partnership with a suspected poacher? Meatbox is Josh Allman and Adam Lawrence Butcher Company….. hummmmm, the plot thickens! Google these names around… https://m.facebook.com/mobilemeatbox/

Hang Em High
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Hang Em High
6 years ago

Interesting all the critters killers all hate pot and declare growers destroy wildlife when they all hang out together and poach critters together as well as ripoff cannabis farmers together…. this Adam Lawrence guy is a real work of art just like Old Dog Killer Brennan, just like his boss man Paul from Lear Assett Management, been keeping an eye on these murderous thugs for a while.

Conservative Stupidity
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Reply to  Hang Em High

You’ve got those heartless killers PEGGED!

KaitlynM.
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KaitlynM.
6 years ago
Reply to  Hang Em High

Interesting comment “hang em”, because old dog killer and Lawrence are buddies, as seen by his primary school quality remarks penned “the man”.
Both killers of wildlife, only taxpayers pay for questionable judgement of dog killer, and he’s been known to play grower when it suits him.
Both trophy Hunters clearly trying to accommodate for a lack of something with their sadist ways…
What a shame, may they be treated as they they treat others human and nonhuman.

infiltrater
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infiltrater
6 years ago
Reply to  Hang Em High

Go ahead and keep an eye on them “hang em”. Stay online good and long…😉You never know when you might have somebody with assets beyond your capability watching you…

😊

Subpoena Time
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Subpoena Time
6 years ago
Reply to  infiltrater

Must of hit a soft part there on you huh Dog Killer or pot Thief…. Must of thought the only way to silence the truth was to seem as if you have some inside Internet ability beyond the scope of ordinary folks’ as if you too are above and beyond the law…. what a joke… you scare no one….. we are on to you all and taking notes for the great Supoena

Everyone is Watching
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Everyone is Watching
6 years ago
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Everyone in Mendocino have been watching these thieves and Critter poachers for a long time hoping their illegal “Meat Box” non usda certified Meat and Game processing business would be scrutinized… so interesting that LEAR Employees enjoy poaching endangered species in their off time from poaching and stealing crops. Adam is especially a sociopath as he claims growers destroy the place yet he sells real Estate to growers… he buys logging lands to log’ and travels to Africa to kill one of the last remaining Spotted Leopards in the world….. a true POS in my opinion. I would like to know more about the Allman – Lawrence owned “Meatbox Slaughter Truck” business…. Could you look into this kym or are you too scared to dig far into the Mendo Masonic Network?

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago

Now people beyond Mendocino county are watching too… Meatbox… your days are numbered! I really hope this guy gets the MAXIMUM sentencing. Make a real example out of this poaching p.o.s.

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  infiltrater

I think a lot of people will be keeping an eye on them now, infiltrator. I’m with Hang Em. These pricks can’t just get away with this stuff anymore. Your vacant threats don’t scare anyone.

farce
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farce
6 years ago

Should be capital punishment. We have way too many people destroying our planet. We need to weed out a bunch. We do not need people that kill endangered species for fun. That is a sign of a sociopath. I’m open to other suggestions about reducing human population but we need to do something yesterday.

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago
Reply to  farce

100% AGREE!

Mandy
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Mandy
6 years ago

Before you pass judge upon a person you all should look in the mirror.

In the know
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In the know
6 years ago

I find it horrific that so many people are making slanderous statements about a person they don’t KNOW one bit. Did it cross your mind to stop and ponder if the rumors and lies you are repeating and publishing on the internet are possibly doing damage to others? What if you didn’t have the internet to hide behind, would you still regurgitate words just to participate in dragging someone through the town square?

Everyone is Watching taking notes
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Everyone is Watching taking notes
6 years ago
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[edit] No Mercy for this greedy sociopathic idiot. Sentence him to the longstanding possible sentence and slap him the largest $500000 fine! Send a message to him and his Mendocino Hunter buddies like old dog killer Brennan… we are watching and will report you all! Respect the critters and respect this land!

Looksy Here
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Looksy Here
6 years ago

Yes, Tom Allman’s son Josh Allman is in business partnership with Adam Lawrence they own an Animal Slaughtering and Trucking business in Willits called Meatbox according to numerous sources including those found online.

Looksy Here
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Looksy Here
6 years ago

Meatbox Owned by Adam Lawrence and Josh Allman of Willits CA. Josh Allman is Sheriff Tom Allman’s son…. no wonder there is no local arrest or investigation… seems Adam has a certain level of protection from local leo’s.

Adam Lawrence Guilty
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Adam Lawrence Guilty
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Maybe…. but I think good old boys love to sit in circles around the campfire and tell stories…. esp hunting stories from far away mystical lands like Africa! And stories about killing lions and Tigers and bears.. oh my! It seems these hunter types from Paul Trouettes Black Tail Deer Association love 3 things: Stealing Marijuana and Condemning Cannabis Farmers and Killing Wildlife.. seems they all have plenty money for all their hobbies since they started “eradicating marijuana”…. and then there is the ability to also grow marijuana…. ie; they have helicopters to get to far away places in the woods….. permits to be in the woods plus.. loom how much $$$ they have since they started ripping up or off gardens….. Dog Killer Brennan.. same thing… State trapper killing wildlife decrying cannabis farmers and scaring and threatening his elderly neighbors who grow cannabis… then there is Poacher and Endangered Species hunter Adam Lawrence working with LEAR ripping off gardens and still decrying pot farmers as wildlife killers travels to Africa to kill an Endangered Big Cat for a trophy envoronmentalist NO… he buys land to log over before selling it… yet hates marijuana growers … says they kill the environment… Yet he logs and shoots endangered species.. hope they dig deeper into this criminal organization

S. Schroeder
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S. Schroeder
5 years ago

WOW! Lock them all UP! Guilty as sin. Logging, raping and pillaging California land. Going to Africa to kill and poach and break laws… just despicable.

Guilty MCSO
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Guilty MCSO
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Yes… and also Allman would be less likely to investigate a Business Partner of his sons who has been helping his own son out….. I know nobody wants to talk about this for fear or retaliation from the big dog himself but somebody has got to mention that this poacher is business partners with Allman’s son… everybody is afraid as they don’t want to be the next Sheriff Departments target…. the fear runs pretty deep in Mendocino after all those suspicious deputy suicides which were never fully investigated by outside authorities….. nobody even dares to run against Allman come election time….. MCSO has so much dirt and blood on its hands that any outside investigation would turn the department on its head. The coverups and back scratching go back to the 1990’s and the Covelo Bear Lincoln days when the deputy Miller shot and killed his partner and the Sheriff’s Department tried to cover it up by blaming Bear Lincoln yet the trail of blood didn’t match the deputies sworn statement… which changed over and over any more than the bullet matched Bears gun. Hence an Official Cover Up Commenced….. MCSO is wicked and corrupt’ … the head of the stream is dirty…