Virginia man calls the Bald Eagle a menace: admits to shooting and running over the protected bird because it tried to steal his fish.. I wonder if anyone will look up his voter registration to pin his action on Party affiliation – PB/TK
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting, Running Over Bald Eagle – By Kathryn Covert / July 12 2017
A Virginia man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to killing a bald eagle, first shooting and wounding it before running over the bird with his all-terrain vehicle.
Allen H. Thacker, 62, of Smithfield, Va. shot the bald eagle because he was upset it was taking fish from a pond located on his property, according to a Department of Justice press release.
The incident was reported by a woman who told authorities that she had seen a person on a red, all-terrain vehicle run over what appeared to be a bald eagle. The woman said the individual circled the bird, ran it over several times, and finally dragged it into the woods.
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