3 Charged After Pregnant Doe Found Skinned In Franklin Pool

FRANKLIN, TN — Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officials charged two adults and a juvenile in connection with last month's grisly discovery of a doe in a Franklin country club's pool.

The body of a skinned, pregnant doe was placed in a large garbage bag and then dumped into the Temple Hills Country Club pool May 23. Some of the meat had been removed from the animal. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

Stephen Ross, Samuel Bland and a minor face charges of hunting from a motor vehicle, shooting from or across a public road, hunting big game in closed season, illegal possession or taking of an animal, spotlighting deer, aggravated criminal littering, criminal trespass and vandalism greater than $2,500. Ross and Bland are also charged with contribution to the delinquency of a minor.

The trio was identified last month, the TWRA said, but charges were not filed until Thursday.

Image via Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency