PITTSBURGH - A resident of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty and has been sentenced in federal court for killing a bald eagle.

Rodney Thomas, 51, was sentenced to two years of probation and 50 hours of community service after being convicted of violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

According to information presented to the Court, Thomas shot and killed a mature bald eagle with an air rifle in Mount Pleasant Township in Washington County on May 12, 2023.

Thomas also was ordered to pay a fine of $2,500 and restitution of $9,800 to the Pennsylvania Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Council.