UPDATE: Complaint filed amidst billfish tournament investiga

the winner of the tournament’s white marlin division. officials claim there was apossible violation of the rules — and are withholding the multi-million dollar purse — until this is all sorted out. about three weeks ago — phil heasley of florida — reportedly caught a seventy-six and half pound white marlin — during the tournament. that was the one and only qualifying catch for that division — ultimately worth more than two-point-eight million dollars. according to the complaint — heasley and captain david morris underwent a required polygraph test — days after the catch. and it appears — deception was detected for morris — when asked about committing any violations. which is why officials are now seeking a formal court proceeding — with a judge. 47 a-b-c reached out to heasley — for a comment about this lawsuit. however — we are still waiting for an official response. now to caroline county — where a deadly car crash in denton — claimed the life