The Howard man accused of killing and discarding a mother bear and her two cubs told a Fremont County Judge that he had become the target of death threats since his arrest.
52-year-old Paul Stromberg, the man arrested for allegedly killing a mother bear and her two cubs, supposedly cut off their heads and paws before abandoning their carcasses. That’s according to the arrest affidavit after Stromberg was arrested on 15 counts, including three felonies of willful destruction of wildlife.
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Stromberg appeared virtually in a Fremont County courtroom Wednesday, Oct. 11th.
According to the affidavit, a person told Wildlife Officers, “Stromberg talked about the bears falling out of the tree when he shot them and said it was ‘epic’. Stromberg said that the bears killed chickens at his house and in return, he took out the whole family.”
At his virtual court hearing yesterday, prosecutors requested Stromberg be forced to appear in person for all future court hearings, saying he shouldn’t be given favorable treatment.
Stromberg’s attorney, Ryan Drengler, responded that Stromberg had become the target of death threats ever since his arrest made national news, “and he’s worried about appearing at a certain place and time in case those threats were credible.”
The judge agreed with the prosecution and said Stromberg will have to appear at his next court hearing October 18th.
