Butte County Man Strikes Plea Deal, Admits To Drowning Deer

A man from Gridley admitted in court that he drowned a deer in the Sacramento River in a plea deal that resulted in the loss of his boat.

Here’s more from Action News Now in Chico:

A Gridley man was in Butte County Superior Court on Wednesday and admitted to using his boat to drown a deer in the Sacramento River, District Attorney Mike Ramsey said.

As a result of his plea, he was ordered by the judge to forfeit his custom-built fishing boat and trailer as punishment.

Gregory Karl Dudley, 33, entered a plea of no-contest to violating the California Fish and Game Code for using his boat in August of 2023 to drown a deer and then claim he legally shot the deer with an arrow.