by: Joe Buoncuore Sr.

Incident #1

On or about November 15, 2000 I was witness to a hearing which was held at the P.G.C.

The matter was being electronically recorded. One Officer Shutter of the P.G.C.  was acting as prosecutor? During the course of the testimony I started to make a point and Officer Shutter jumped up from his chair with his hand on his holstered pistol and loudly shouted vile obscenities and threatening remarks at me. 

At the completion of the hearing I requested to purchase a copy of the hearing transcript as allowed by law. When I finally received and paid for the transcript, the section which contained Officer Shutter’s remarks was missing. P.G.C. Chief Counsel Pouss admitted, in writing, and with Exc. Director Veron R Ross’s knowledge, that that section was indeed missing but would not provide me with a verbatim copy nor would he allow me to listen to the tape recording. In addition he would not refund the monies I paid for the transcript.
 Their actions were/are a direct violation of the laws of this Commonwealth.

 See Pennsylvania Code Section 35.131 – 35.133[b]

I filed a Petition for Review in the Nature of Mandamus to the Commonwealth Court.
The P.G.C. had the States Attorney Generals Office Represent them.

 The Court Ruled in my favor. The Opinion of Senior Judge Flaherty can be viewed on the internet Case No 716 M.D. 2002.

The penalties have yet to be ordered. I will submit that information as soon as it becomes available. 

Incident #2
On September 11, 2003 I was arrested, at gun point, by WCO officer Darren David. I had recently had quadruple bypass surgery and asked David to not hand cuff me behind my back because my heart might into an arrhythmic heart beat. David said “to bad” he handcuffed me behind my back and my heart did go arrhythmic and I passed out. If it had been for the quick action a Riddle Park Guard, who demanded David release the hand cuffs I would have gone into cardiac arrest and very likely would have died. Witnesses say I passed out and fell part way into the Riddle Park Guard’s vehicle and David yanked me out to release the handcuffs. To this day I experience pain in my left wrist and left shoulder socket.    

David charged me with code 34-$2711 SSA-10 “Hunting during period of time privileges were revoked.” This was an absolute false charge since I possessed a valid hunting license and it was properly displayed in the center of my back at the time of the arrest.

I obtained the services of an attorney who unfortunately was incompetent. He told me to ignore the charge. The PGC took away my hunting privileges for two years, even though they sent me a letter affirming I processed a valid hunting license at the time I was charged by WCO David. In fact they confirmed that my hunting privileges had NEVER, at any time been revoked  When I appealed, [without the lawyer] the Common Pleas Judge ruled against me because I had not appealed within 30 days, even though the lawyer[??] testified, under oath, that my failure to do so was entirely his fault. The case is presently before the Common Wealth Court. I am presenting the case Pro Se.
Article by:  Joe Buoncuore Sr.