Man Doesn’t Report Body for Fear Probe Will Spoil Hunting
A squirrel hunter delayed reporting the discovery of a body because he feared the ensuing investigation would spoil the next day’s hunt, a prosecutor said.
No charges have been filed against the hunter, who was not identified, but the case remains under investigation, Benton County Prosecutor David Clinger said. He said charges that could be filed include obstruction of government operations or hindering prosecution.
Sheriff Andy Lee said Wednesday that the hunter who found the decomposed body of Dana Stidham of Centerton on Sept. 16 went hunting the next morning before notifying the sheriff’s office.
“He said if he called Sunday morning before he went hunting it would mess up the woods, which I think is a very bad attitude,” Lee said.
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