Possum hunters charged with cruelty to animals by LDWF; severe fine possible

A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent arrested three men for alleged cruelty to animal in Sabine Parish.

Sgt. Harvey Pearce arrested Cole Sattler, 21, of Belmont, on Oct. 19, Hayden Spann, 25, of Pleasant Hill, on Oct. 19, and Joshua Rivers, 29, of Zwolle, on Oct. 23 for aggravated cruelty to animals. The men were also cited for illegally hunting opossum.

The investigati…