NFL football players father arrested for killing a bald eagle in Pennsylvania
This story has nothing to do with Rodney Thomas II the safety of the Indianapolis Colts, besides the fact his father Rodney Thomas Sr. was arrested in Pennsylvania for reportedly shooting and killing a bald eagle in Mount Pleasant Township.
The New York Post, claims Thomas Sr. was charged and indicted by a Pittsburgh federal grand jury after they claim he violated the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
The indictment, accuses Thomas of “knowingly or with wanton” taking a bald eagle in mid-May by shooting and killing it with an air rifle in Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania. “Taking” a bald eagle, according to the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, is pursuing, shooting, shooting at, poisoning, wounding, killing, capturing, trapping, collecting, molesting, or disturbing the bird.
Thomas Sr. has been charged with a federal misdemeanor for violating the act, He is facing a maximum total sentence of up to one year in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
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