Cougar found in man's home, police say Frozen, dead captive cougar found in Loxahatchee home baffles officers,Florida Wildlife officials say a dead cougar was found in a man's home. Police say they investigated Gene Stimmler's home after they received a call from a concerned citizen about the storage of a dead cougar dead cougar freezer not illegal. Charges will not be filed because there were no signs of abuse or neglect. A captive cougar was discovered being preserved in a freezer of a Loxahatchee Groves man's home nearly a month before it was reported to law enforcement. Gene Stimmler, 73, isn't facing criminal charges from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office or the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, after they found a dead cougar in a freezer covered in mangos and birds. A FWC incident report shows that the officer originally thought the animal was a Florida Panther, but after further investigation have confirmed that Stimmler had a captiv...