ADAMS COUNTY, Ind. — An Indiana man has been fined for killing a bald eagle.
Samuel Graber, 24, of Berne, Ind., must pay $5,000 after pleading guilty in federal court to unlawfully killing a migratory bird.
Graber was given a suspended sentence, ordered to complete six months’ probation, and pay a fine.
Court papers say Graber killed the eagle in November 2019.
The $5,000 fine will be paid to the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund.
