A North Carolina man pleads guilty to killing a bald eagle

CHARLOTTE, NC — Robert Garner Gambill, 91, of Sparta, NC, pleaded guilty today in federal court to killing a bald eagle, a violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, according to U.S. Attorney Dena J. King. Gambill admitted to shooting the federally protected bird with a high-powered rifle in June 2024.

Court documents revealed that on June 5, 2024, Gambill used a Ruger M77 Mark 2 22-250 rifle, equipped with a Nikon Monarch scope, to shoot a bald eagle perched in a tree near the Farmers Fish Camp Road Bridge in Sparta. Gambill left the scene, leaving the eagle carcass along the New River. Two witnesses reported the incident, which led to the eagle’s recovery by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Forensic necropsy confirmed that the bird died from a gunshot wound.

The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, enacted to protect bald eagles from extinction, prohibits the killing or possession of these birds without a permit. Gambill faces up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. He has also agreed to pay a $9,500 fine and is currently out of bond. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

ROCHESTER, NY — A New York man faces 20 years in prison after he was caught recording a young child in the shower.

According to a statement from the US Department of Justice:

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Gregory M. Brooks, 53, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. This charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years. imprisonment, maximum 20 years and a $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas M. Testani, who is handling the case, stated that in February 2021, Brooks secretly placed a video camera in a bathroom where he knew a minor victim was showering. He positioned the camera to capture nude videos of the minor victim entering and leaving the shower. Between February 2021 and August 31, 2023, Brooks received and stored the videos of child pornography captured by the video camera on his cell phone.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, led by Sheriff Todd Baxter, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, led by Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia, and the Hellenic Police Department, led by . led by chef Michael Wood.

WASHINGTON— Chanos Monroe, also known as Chanos Gillis, 41, of District Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to charges of voluntary manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with the 2022 murder of Keith Sistare, 52, at a BP gas station in Northeast. Washington, the US Attorney’s Office announced.

Monroe’s guilty plea is part of an agreement that calls for a 14-year prison sentence, followed by five years of supervised release. The plea, subject to court approval, comes after Monroe has been in custody since his arrest on June 25, 2024.

According to court documents, the incident occurred on September 11, 2022, when Monroe and an unknown man chased Sistare after he attempted to enter Monroe’s idling vehicle, which was parked outside the BP gas station on Benning Road. Monroe’s fiancée was in the front seat at the time of the attempted theft.

Surveillance footage showed Monroe repeatedly stomping on Sistare’s head as he lay on the ground. After the attack, Monroe retrieved a gun from his vehicle but was convinced by his fiancée to return to the car without using the weapon. Sistare later died from his injuries.

Monroe faces sentencing pending court approval of the plea deal.