Branson's attorney declined to comment ... An arrest warrant was issued in January for Simon Paul of St. Ignatius, Montana, after he failed to appear for a scheduled court date.

Travis John Branson, 48, pleaded guilty in March to charges including conspiracy, wildlife trafficking and trafficking bald and golden eagles, in federal court in Montana. According to a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The two men, Simon Paul and Travis John Branson, are accused of killing about 3,600 birds, including the eagles, on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana and elsewhere over the course ...

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 ...

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 is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on Sept. 18 for his role in the trafficking ring that operated on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana and elsewhere.