Man who killed eagles on a Native American reservation gets nearly 4 years in prison
A Washington state man who authorities say killed eagles as part of a wildlife trafficking ring that operated on a Native American reservation in Montana was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison.
Eagle poacher sentenced to 4 years in prison, $700,000 in restitution
Federal prosecutors said Travis John Branson played a lead role in a network that poached and trafficked hundreds of eagles each year from the Flathead since the late 1980s.
Man Who Killed Hundreds of Eagles and Hawks Gets Nearly 4 Years in Prison
Travis John Branson was part of a conspiracy that killed 3,600 birds, prosecutors said. He also trafficked and sold bird parts on the black market.
Suspect sentenced for killing eagles and hawks on Flathead Reservation
MISSOULA — The man who admitted to killing more than 100 eagles and thousands of other birds on the Flathead Indian Reservation to sell on the black market was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison. Travis John Branson of Washington pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy and wildlife trafficking charges.
Man gets prison time for eagle and hawk ‘killing spree’
Travis John Branson’s eagle and hawk poaching was part of a greater effort that killed 3,600 birds in Montana.
Eagle killer and seller of feathers gets prison, $800K fine
A Washington man who shot and sold eagles for “the price of a bullet” and bragged about going “on a killing spree” was sentenced Thursday to 46 months in federal prison for his role in leading a trafficking scheme on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
Washington man accused of killing over 100 eagles, wildlife trafficking to be sentenced
A Washington man charged with felonies after killing over 100 protected eagles made thousands for high-demand parts on the black market.
Man who killed eagles on Native American reservation and sold them on the black market gets nearly 4 years in prison
Man who killed eagles on Native American reservation and sold them on the black market gets nearly 4 years in prison
Man who killed eagles, sold feathers, ordered to prison, to pay nearly $800,000
A Washington man who shot and sold eagles for “the price of a bullet” and bragged about going “on a killing spree” was sentenced Thursday to 46 months in federal prison for his role in leading a trafficking scheme on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
Washington man sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for conspiring to kill eagles, hawks to sell on black market
News; Crime/Public Safety; Washington man sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for conspiring to kill eagles, hawks to sell on black market
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