SPARTA, N.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) - An elderly North Carolina man pleads guilty in federal court to charges of killing a bald ...

Robert Garner Gambill, 91, of Sparta, N.C., pleaded guilty in federal court today to killing a bald eagle, a violation of the ...

A 91-year-old man is facing potential prison time and high fines for killing a bald eagle, violating federal wildlife laws.

Gambill said he set his gun on a fencepost, aimed and fired at the eagle, killing it. He left the bird's carcass on the New ...

An elderly North Carolina man appeared in federal court on Friday where he pleaded guilty to killing a bald eagle.

Robert Gambill, 91, of North Carolina, pleaded guilty to the illegal killing of a bald eagle and faces up to a year in prison ...

A North Carolina is facing a year in prison and a $100,000 fine after he admitted to fatally shooting a bald eagle.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A 91-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to killing a bald eagle in Sparta, North Carolina in June, ...

The 91-year-old said he set his gun on a fencepost, aimed and fired at the eagle, killing it. He left the bird's carcass on ...

Gambell was armed with a Ruger M77 Mark 2 22-250 rifle and an attached Nikon Monarch MR31 4x16-42 scope. After killing the eagle, Gambill abandoned the carcass on the bank of the New River and ...

According to records, Gambill shot and killed the eagle using a high-powered Ruger M77 Mark 2 rifle while the bird was perched in a tree near the Farmers Fish Camp Road Bridge in Sparta ...