Twenty-eight-year-old Shane Lafferty pleaded guilty on Friday in Anacortes Municipal Court to two counts of discharging a weapon in the city limits and killing an animal within the city limits. In his guilty plea he admits to shooting two deer with a compound bow in Anacortes on September 25th and October 5th of 2008.
He was sentenced to three days in jail, which he had already served, $1,000 fine, and to write a letter of apology to the community.
Several deer have been shot in the city in the last few months. In December, someone discovered the body of a deer shot with an arrow and with its antlers sawed off. The deer was found in the 1600 block of Georgia Place. The previous month, a deer was killed, also by an arrow, in the 2700 block of 17th St. And, In Sept. another deer was found, this one shot by a gun in the 2700 block of 18th St.
At the time, Police Chief Bonnie Bowers said “I’m disgusted,” adding “We’ll charge them with everything we can.” She says whoever has been killing the deer could face numerous charges, including hunting out of season and hunting in the city limits.