SPENCER, Ind. (WISH) — Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation officers are seeking help in locating a Spencer man who is sought on preliminary charges of theft and illegal harvest of ginseng.
Conservation officers were investigating a complaint that Larry W. Tussey Jr. 48, of Spencer, was in possession of live, wild raccoons. A conservation officer obtained a warrant and searched Tussey’s residence on July 1, finding a silver 2011 Ford Fusion on the property that had recently been reported stolen.
Officers also observed what appeared to be numerous recently harvested ginseng roots through the vehicle’s window. Officers seized the stolen vehicle, ginseng roots, and three live raccoons. The raccoons were taken to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator…