WILKES COUNTY, Ga. - A man is facing charges in Wilkes County after authorities say he tried to use an outlawed device to shock fish while fishing in a public creek, according to Georgia Department of Natural Resources .

What we know:

According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sgt. Matt Garthright and Game Warden Chason Brogdon were patrolling popular fishing areas last week when they encountered a man and woman fishing along a creek. As the officers approached, they noticed the man walking away while carrying a wooden box.

When the wardens moved closer, the man tossed the box into the water. Sgt. Garthright retrieved it and discovered it was an old crank-style telephone — a device historically used to deliver electrical charges into the water to stun fish, an illegal

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