March 28, 2023 1:30 p.m. 

A lengthy wildlife violations case ended with the conviction of a Douglas County man.

An Oregon State Police report said on March 17th, 69-year old Albert Lampert of Glendale was found guilty of 21 misdemeanor charges related to criminal trespassing and wildlife violations in Douglas County Circuit Court. He was convicted by a jury of his peers after a 3-day trial. The charges stemmed from an elk decoy operation that occurred in November 2020 by OSP Fish & Wildlife Troopers from the Roseburg and Coos Bay Commands. The investigation was concluded in January 2021 with a search warrant being served at Lambert’s residence.

The report said on March 23rd, Lampert was sentenced in the Douglas County Circuit Court and immediately remanded to jail for 30 days. In addition, Lampert received five years of probation where he cannot be hunting, in the woods with a centerfire rifle, or be with anyone who is hunting. The penalty for violating his probation is six months of additional jail time. Lambert was also fined $2,100, received a 3-year hunting license suspension and forfeited his rifle.