AUCTION: $130k boat linked to local crime

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SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) – Looking to hook a deal?

Today, Tuesday, July 23, is the final day to place bids on a fishing boat linked to a local criminal case that made national headlines.

In May 2023, Jacob Runyan, 43, of Ashtabula , and Chase Cominsky, 36, of Hermitage, PA were sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to cheating in a walleye fishing tournament on Lake Erie .

As part of their penalty, they had to forfeit the boat they used in the tournament, previously valued at $130,000, to the Ohio Division of Wildlife. The 2022 boat is now posted as part of a government online a u ction .

The starting bid placed on the boat was $25,000. As of Tuesday morning, at 6 a.m., bidding had climbed to $82,000. Bidding closes at 6 p.m. EDT.

According to the post, the boat comes with motors and a trailer. It is located in Sandusky.

It was in 2022, Runyan and Cominsky were found to have used weights to make their catches appear heavier.

Runyan and Cominsky were frontrunners in a tournament, up for “team of the year,” and stood to win more than $28,000 from various prize pools.

CLICK HERE to place a bid and learn more.

You can read more on the case, here .

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