Investigators credit an anonymous tip for two arrests in the case of 25 illegally killed antelope in western Nebraska.
The Morrill County Attorney’s Office says two men, 21-year-old Brent Hoerler and 24-year-old Taylor Mueller, were arrested Wednesday in connection with the discovery of the dead animals, which had been shot and left in a field near Broadwater.
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Officials say the two men admitted to shooting the antelope when questioned by investigators.
The arrests happened the same day Nebraska Game and Parks asked for the public’s help in finding suspects for the illegally shot antelope.
