Louisiana Man Sentenced for Killing Bald Eagle
OutdoorHub 01.05.12
A West Monroe man was sentenced on Jan. 3 for violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act in the Federal Western District Court of Louisiana in Monroe.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Hayes ordered Jeffrey M. Miles, 23, to pay a $2,525 fine, to serve three years of unsupervised probation and revoked his hunting privileges for three years for shooting a mature bald eagle in Franklin Parish on April 4, 2011.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents initiated the investigation on April 4 after finding a dead bald eagle in a drainage ditch along Camphouse Road.
After a thorough investigation and receiving tips from the public through the department’s Operation Game Thief hotline, agents were able to cite Miles on April 22 for violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Miles entered a guilty plea on Sept. 19.
U.S. Assistant District Attorney Cytheria Jernigan prosecuted the case.
Agents participating in the case were Capt. Alan Bankston, Lt. Scott Watson, Senior Agent Albert Tarver and Senior Agent Johnny Wilson. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Senior Agent Kash Schriefer also assisted in the case.
For more information, contact Adam Einck at aeinck@wlf.la.gov.
