Texas man pleads guilty to shooting, killing a bald eagle

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Texas man pleads guilty to shooting, killing a bald eagle

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Washington Times
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A man living in the Houston suburbs pleaded guilty Thursday to shooting and killing a bald eagle, a violation of a federal law of 1940. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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Texas man pleads guilty to shooting, killing a bald eagle
Washington Times
Washington Times
Leaning right
5/15/2026

Texas man pleads guilty to shooting, killing a bald eagle

A man living in the Houston suburbs pleaded guilty Thursday to shooting and killing a bald eagle, a violation of a federal law of 1940. Santos Guerrero , 42, a resident of Porter, Texas, about 25 miles northeast of Houston, shot at a bald eagle that was sitting in a tree on Oct. 11, 2024, said the U.S. Attorney’s.

An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows A bald eagle sits in a tree
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/16/2026

Texas man faces jailtime for gunning down bald eagle that landed in his tree

A cruel Texas man faces a year behind bars for gunning down a bald eagle that dared to land on his property, prosecutors said. Santos Guerrero, 42, admitted to firing on the innocent symbol of the Land of the Free as it was perched in a tree at his Port home in October 2024, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern.