MISSOULA, Montana: As part of a plea deal, Travis John Branson, who was indicted in Montana for hunting and killing the national symbol of the U.S., the bald eagle, has agreed to plead guilty and now faces 12 years in prison.
A plea agreement filed in the U.S. District Court in Missoula, Montana, this week showed that Branson, 48, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to kill bald and golden eagles and unlawf