ANCHORAGE — A commercial fisherman based in Kodiak was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for violating the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act by threatening a fisheries observer, U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler said.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder, Scott was operator of the fishing vessel (F/V) DUSK and was being investigated for dumping 75 tons of fish in Kodiak Harbor on Oct. 7, 2009. On that day, Scott saw the fisheries observer assigned to his vessel attempting to depart the North Pacific Seafoods facility in Kodiak. He charged the vehicle she was in, pounded on the car, pointed and screamed at her, using foul language. He then yelled, “I’m gonna get you.” Later the same day, in a meeting with law enforcement officers, Scott stated that if he saw the observer in town, not acting in her official capacity, he could do whatever he wanted to her.
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