Salisbury seafood dealers charged for undersized crabs
Natural Resources Police officers last week charged two Salisbury seafood stores with having undersized male crabs.
John Eric Crockett, 47, of Skipjack’s Seafood, 1204 Old Ocean City Road, received 13 citations after officers, conducting an inspection, found 294 undersized crabs in his inventory.
Bobby Lee Leath, 56, of Fat Boy’s Seafood, 31278 Old Ocean City Road, received one citation for having 13 undersized crabs in his inventory.
Officers returned the crabs to state waters.
Crockett and Leath are scheduled to appear in Wicomico County District Court on Sept. 6. If found guilty of all charges, Crockett could be fined a total of $5,300. Leath could be fined $350.
Crockett was already serving probation following a 1-year jail sentence, after being charged with shooting at his wife at his Skipjack's business in December of 2014.