BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 25, 2025
A Mount Desert Island man accused of more than 60 hunting violations is spending 30 days in jail after reaching a plea deal with state officials. Benjamin Hamor, 51, of Mount Desert, also was ordered to pay more than $11,000 in fines and related charges, according to court documents. Hamor was charged with nearly 50 misdemeanors and more than a dozen civil violations after going on a spree of hunting crimes in the fall of 2020. Jeffrey Toothaker, Hamor’s defense attorney, said he potentially could have faced more than $50,000 in fines for his illegal hunting spree. Toothaker said, “It could have been a lot worse.”