Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a subject for alleged deer hunting violations in LaSalle Parish on Jan. 2.

Agents cited Ralston Nugent, 22, of Deville, for taking deer during illegal hours and taking deer from a public road.

Agents were on patrol on Jan. 2 when they observed a vehicle stopping several times on top of a levee around 11 p.m. Agents stopped the vehicle and observed a freshly harvested deer in the bed of the truck.

Agents conducted an interview with Nugent and he admitted to harvesting the antlerless deer earlier that night with a rifle on the Diversion Canal Levee Road on a portion of the Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Area (WMA).

Agents seized the rifle use in connection with this case. Agents also seized the deer and donated it to a local charity.

Taking deer during illegal hours brings a $900 to $950 fine and up to 120 days in jail. Taking deer from a public road carries up to a $350 fine.

Nugent will also face civil restitution totaling $400 for the replacement value of the illegally taken deer.

Agents participating in this case are Sgt. Raymond Davis, Corporal Jeremiah Fletcher and Corporal Ryan Durand.