Simon Paul, 42, and Travis John Branson, 48, are accused of killing the birds on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana and elsewhere, court documents filed last month in U.S. District ...

Officers found these golden eagle talons and feathers in Travis John Branson's vehicle. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana Further details and photographs ...

Simon Paul, 42, of St. Ignatius, Montana and Travis John Branson, 48, of Cusick, Washington, face 13 counts of unlawful trafficking of bald and golden eagles and one count each of conspiracy and ...

A grand jury indictment last December quotes defendant Travis John Branson saying in a January ... of a golden eagle he had shot near Polson, Montana, according to filings that included a photo ...

From 2015 to 2021, the man, Travis John Branson, 49, of Cusick, Wash., traveled to the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana to help kill hundreds of birds in a “killing spree,” the U ...

Travis John Branson of Washington State was indicted ... By Orlando Mayorquín One of two men accused of shooting 3,600 birds in Montana, including bald and golden eagles, in an illegal “killing ...

Editor’s Note 3/21/24: Travis John Branson pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of conspiracy, unlawful trafficking of bald and golden eagles and violation of the Lacey Act, federal prosecutors said.

for slaughtering hundreds of eagles and hawks in Montana over at least six years. Travis John Branson, 49, of Cusick, Washington, was indicted in U.S. District Court in December 2023 on one ...

Travis John Branson’s eagle and hawk poaching was part of a greater effort that killed 3,600 birds in Montana. A Washington man will face nearly four years of prison time after pleading guilty ...

Two men face federal charges for their part in hunting and killing about 3,600 birds, including bald eagles, in Montana. Travis John Branson and Simon Paul allegedly sold the eagles on the black ...

Travis John Branson, 48, pleaded guilty in March to charges including conspiracy, wildlife trafficking and trafficking bald ...