William Franklin Stamey Jr. : “Poacher Sentenced to Four Years”

Man Sentenced to Four Years for Threatening Property Owner Near Rogersville

ROGERSVILLE — A man who was spotlighting deer and threatened a property owner near Rogersville with a gun has been sentenced to four years in Hawkins County Criminal Court. William Franklin “Willie” Stamey Jr., 22, of Whitesburg, appeared in Hawkins County Circuit Court and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, spotlighting deer, hunting from a motor vehicle, and hunting big game in closed season offenses.

Incident Details in Rogersville

On August 16, 2023, shortly before midnight, HCSO Deputy Robert Rios responded to a residence on McKinney Chapel Road in Rogersville on a complaint of a reckless driver in an SUV. A witness reported to Hawkins County Central Dispatch that someone in the vehicle was armed and shots may have been fired. The witness went back to the area where the incident occurred, and the vehicle continued on West Bear Hollow Road.

Traffic Stop and Arrest

Deputy Rios located the SUV near Amis Mill Eatery and conducted a traffic stop. Stamey, the front seat passenger, was identified at the scene. A witness recounted hearing shots and witnessing an argument between an occupant of the SUV and a resident. Stamey allegedly pointed a shotgun at the witness and threatened to kill him before the driver sped away.

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Illegal Poaching Activities

Further investigation by TWRA revealed evidence of poaching activities by Stamey. A deer carcass was found in Stamey’s backyard, and a search warrant executed at his residence uncovered eleven sets of deer antlers that he admitted to poaching. Stamey also confessed to shooting a bearded hen turkey in 2022 without reporting it as required by law.

Previous Poaching Conviction

Stamey had a previous poaching conviction from May 2021 for spotlighting, hunting from a public roadway, and hunting deer during a closed season in Greene County. Over a three-and-a-half-year period, Stamey was involved in illegally killing 15 deer and admitted to poaching 20 deer from the road in 2020 alone.

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Legal Consequences

As part of his sentencing, Stamey was ordered to serve six months for aggravated assault and six months each for hunting big game in closed season charges, with all jail time to run concurrently. He was also fined, ordered to pay restitution to TWRA, forfeited his hunting equipment, and lost his hunting privileges for life. Officer Pinkston praised the collaborative efforts of wildlife officers, the Sheriff’s Office, and the Assistant District Attorney in successfully prosecuting the case.