WCAX is reporting Alan Ritter appeared at a status conference today regarding the legal proceedings. Paul Poulin was not at the conference in Newport, VT. The article suggests that both alleged cutters confessed to game wardens about the destruction of state property after initially denying the charges. Both men have plead not guilty to the charges. The damage is estimated at $48,000 not including labor. The men face up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines if convicted.