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Fishermen plead not guilty to charges in tournament scandal

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Jacob Runyan, 42, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, made no comments during their brief court appearances in Cleveland.

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  1. CBS News

    Fishermen accused of stuffing fish with weights plead not guilty to cheating (opens CBS News)

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    Two men were accused of stuffing five walleye with lead weights and fish fillets during a lucrative fishing tournament on Lake Erie.

  2. NPR

    Walleye fishermen plead not guilty in cheating scandal (opens NPR)

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    Fishermen Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky are accused of packing weights into fish at an Ohio tournament where nearly $30,000 was on the line.

  3. Tucson

    2 men plead not guilty in Lake Erie fishing tournament scandal (opens Tucson)

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    Two men accused of stuffing walleye with lead weights and fish fillets in a fishing tournament pleaded not guilty to cheating and other charges.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Fisherman plead not guilty to charges in tournament scandal (opens MyNorthwest)

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    CLEVELAND (AP) -- Two men accused of stuffing five walleye with lead weights and fish filets during a lucrative fishing tournament on Lake Erie pleaded

  5. CBS News

    Fishermen plead not guilty to cheating charges in Lake Erie tournament scandal (opens CBS News)

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    Two men accused of cheating during a lucrative fishing tournament on Lake Erie pleaded not guilty.

  6. CBS News

    Fishermen plead not guilty to charges in tournament scandal (opens CBS News)

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    Jacob Runyan, 42, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, made no comments during their brief court appearances in Cleveland.

  7. The Sentinel (Carlisle)

    Fishermen plead not guilty to charges in Lake Erie tournament weighted fish scandal (opens The Sentinel (Carlisle))

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    The cheating allegations surfaced Sept. 30 when Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament director Jason Fischer became suspicious because Runyan and Cominsky’s fish were significantly heavier than walleye of that length

  8. 10TV Columbus

    Fishermen plead not guilty to charges in Ohio tournament scandal (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    The tournament director cut a fish caught by the two men open and found weights and fish fillets stuffed inside them.

  9. Triblive

    Pa. fisherman pleads not guilty to charges in tournament scandal (opens Triblive)

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    CLEVELAND — Two men accused of stuffing five walleye with lead weights and fish fillets during a lucrative fishing tournament on Lake Erie pleaded not guilty to cheating and other charges on Wednesday. Chase Cominsky, 35, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, and Jacob Runyan, 42, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, …

  10. KVIA El Paso

    Two men accused of cheating in an Ohio fishing tournament plead not guilty to charges (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Andi Babineau, CNN Two men accused of cheating in an Ohio fishing tournament have pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against them. Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky are each charged with cheating, attempted grand theft, possessing criminal tools, all felonies, and unlawful ownership of wild an…

  11. NBC News

    Two fishermen allegedly caught cheating in viral video plead not guilty (opens NBC News)

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    Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky were indicted on charges of attempted grand theft and other crimes after a video appeared to show their catch stuffed with lead weights.

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