A specialist from the Department of Environmental Protection used a service weapon: the health and life of an official were in danger

On Tuesday, around 10 pm, in Marijampolė municipality, Daukšių mstl., In the field, a group of people behaved aggressively, did not comply with the legal requirements of a uniformed Environmental Protection Department specialist during the service, endangered the health and life of an officer, fired two warning shots into the air.

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“We want to inform you that on December 15. Information was received that an elk could be illegally hunted near the Žuvintas Nature Reserve.

Checking the information revealed a car maneuvering erratically on the road. After deciding to inspect the car and stop it, the young man who was driving the car did not present any identity document to the environmental official, nor did he comply with the official’s legal claim and opened the trunk to ensure that there were no illegally acquired natural resources in it .

From the young man the smell of alcohol spread, the language was incoherent. The suspect was loaded into the officer’s car and a general helpline called police immediately.

While waiting for the police, another car arrived, from which 4 people got out. They were aggressive and moved towards the environmental officer. After several warnings and calls to stay away and sit in the car, people were still walking near the officer.

The environmental officer clearly saw the threat to his health and life, so after verbal warnings not to approach from the service weapon, he fired two warning shots into the air.

When the police arrived, the young man who was driving the car inflated 1.27 per thousand on a breathalyzer. Other people were also interviewed. Due to this fact, the SC of Marijampolė initiated a pre-trial investigation in accordance with article 286 of the Penal Code, ”reported the Department of Environmental Protection.