Two men accused of cheating in a Lake Erie walleye tournament face multiple charges, including fifth-degree felonies and a fourth-degree misdemeanor.
Runyan and Cominsky participating in the Lake Erie Walleye Trail Tournament on Sept. 30 in Cleveland in which fisherman from several states competed to see who could catch the five heaviest walleye in Lake Erie. At stake was a $28,760 prize, according to an investigation by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources .
The tournament director sliced open Runyan and Cominsky's fish and found ten weights inside, eight weighing 12 ounces and two weighing eight ounces, along with several walleye filets.The charges are fifth-degree felonies besides the unlawful ownership of wild animals charge, which is a fourth-degree misdemeanor. This charge pertains to the men's alleged possession of fish filets on their boat.
Runyan of Ashtabula and Cominsky of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, will be arraigned Oct. 26 in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. The investigation was a joint effort by ODNR, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, the Heritage Pennsylvania Police Department, the Mercer County District Attorney's Office, and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission., including those who frequent Portage Lakes just outside of Akron. They say this behavior isn't reflective of the sport.
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