Last-minute plea reached in coyote case

BESSEMER — With the trial scheduled to begin Thursday morning, a last-minute plea agreement was reached in the case against an Ironwood Township man facing charges in connection to a YouTube video of the killing of a coyote.

Dale Scott Allen, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of reckless use of a firearm in Gogebic County District Court Thursday prior to the beginning of his trial.

Following the acceptance of the plea, Allen was sentenced by District Court Judge Joel Massie to a loss of hunting privileges through May 1, 2020, the surrender of the revolver used in the video and $825 in fines and...