More Harassment from Watermen

[Brandon]

It's a real shame that the one or two bad apples keep coming out from the Maryland Watermen population with harassing things. This morning I received a text from a number that I did not recognize that said, " I see you guys got hammered in your hearing on Senate bill 1032. Oh well!!!" . I responded that I was not sure who this was but that the bill got a favorable vote by all committee members.

My gut told me this sounded like a harassing text so I looked up the number and the number came back belonging to a Robert Hodge Newberry of Crumpton, MD. Upon a simple search it came back that he is a commercial watermen and has a long list of Natural Resources Violations ranging from:
1) possession of unculled oysters/undersized oysters (he was guilty)
2) to possession of striped bass over 36 inches (guilty)
3) to fishing with out TFL license in possession (could not tell what verdict was)
4) participating in fishery with out a license (guilty, got pbj)
5) striped bass with out allocation (pleaded not guilty, got guilty verdict)
6) possession of undersized striped bass (pleaded not guilty, got guilty verdict)
7) yet another possession of undersized striped bass (pleaded not guilty, got guilty verdict)

He has other charges as well but I think you get the point. When I told him that I was going to report his text to the police as harassment he went on to tell me he was only texting me to to give me the current information on the bill....really?! Then he got religious and said he was sorry he bothered me, "god bless and tight lines".

I know some honest watermen who are good people, but I have to say with the recent antics by the "one or two bad" apples I am beginning to feel like there is another side to all this. Maybe the good watermen are in the minority and the bad ones really the majority? They try to bully and harasses you and then when you call them on it they give the "I did not mean anything, God Bless" line. I think the public is beginning to see through the BS. I feel bad for the good ones because it's the "one or two, three, four, five, ten, twenty" that are really painting a bad picture of their group.

Brandon

[Bryan B]

Yup it's people like that who make the fishing/crabbing restictions even tighter on the good guys

[calpn trayt]

good move on posting his convictions and buyllying tactics. i am with you all the way on your present feelings about watermen!!!

[sailingunc]

Good on ya...but now you need to get a discription of him and his boat so he dosent get crazy on the water and try anything more stupid?

[RiverCat09]

Don't know the guy from Adam, can't say for sure, but sounds like a serial poacher to me based solely on the record...

[DirtyFrank]

He may be harassing however, if i read this amendment to the bill correctly, he's right. The entire thing has been gutted to just create a one year advisory committee tasked with reviewing gill net regulations.

http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/amds/...2_16413701.pdf

Original bill http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/sb/sb1032f.pdf

[Thunnus Amongus]

98% of Maryland Watermen give the others a bad name..

[Capt Brady Bounds]

I'm willing to serve on that Advisory Committee. Get me hooked up !

[TomGlenBurnie]

Generally it is wrong [and illegal criminal in Maryland] to alarm , or repeatedly annoy, another person without a lawful reason. Malicious intent is a factor. The intentional creation of fear, or alarm is forbidden in maryland under Criminal law title 3 -800 which is crimes against persons: specifically stalking or harrassment. Section 804 [misuse of telephone] applies to this situation:
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CRIMINAL LAW
TITLE 3. OTHER CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
SUBTITLE 8. STALKING AND HARASSMENT
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Md. CRIMINAL LAW Code Ann. § 3-804 (2012)
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§ 3-804. Misuse of telephone facilities and equipment
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(a) Prohibited. -- A person may not use telephone facilities or equipment to make:
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(1) an anonymous call that is reasonably expected to annoy, abuse, torment, harass, or embarrass another;
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(2) repeated calls with the intent to annoy, abuse, torment, harass, or embarrass another; or
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(3) a comment, request, suggestion, or proposal that is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent.
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(b) Penalty. -- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $ 500 or both.
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The caller violated # 1 above, what do you think? If he calls again, it would be a violation of #2.
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Important note, you must save the text, print it out, transcribe it, and send it to the criminal commissioner at Easton.
You [ each citizen] must provide believable evidence [ that the forbidden act did happen, and who did it.
Save the documentation, in duplicate, and mail one to the D.T. comissioner.
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With respect, and sorrow for this personal attack.
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If a Md. citizen has reason [ sensible logical objective reason] to be afraid of another person, It is not hard to get a 6 month protective order.
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For example if an " ex" were to come and damage your car, you would have objective reason to fear that she might damage you next time. Most Judges are quick to order the " crazy " to stay away from you, for six months.

[Offshore12]

Robert Hodge Newberry appears to be a perfect spokesperson for his profession.

Maryland - THE POACHING STATE