Two Illegal Aliens Arrested After Killing American Bald Eagle For Dinner

Two Honduran nationals were arrested and cited in Nebraska for unlawful possession of an American bald eagle after they decided to shoot the beloved U.S. bird to eat it for dinner.

“Two Honduran nationals, Ramiro Hernandez-Tziquin, 20, and Domingo Zetino-Hernandez, 20, both of Norfolk were cited for unlawful possession of the eagle. Hernandez-Tziquin was also cited for having No Drivers License,” the Stanton County Sherriff’s Office wrote in a Feb. 28 statement.

“Further investigation revealed that the two had shot and killed the protected national bird in that area and stated they planned on cooking and eating the bird,” the statement reads.

Earlier that day Stanton County police officers got a report about a suspicious vehicle near the Wood Duck State Wildlife Management. When arriving on the scene, officers saw the two Hondurans holding the dead bald eagle.

Both Hernandez-Tziquin and Zetino-Hernandez could not speak English and the only identification they carried came from the Honduran consulate, Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger told the Washington Free Beacon.

Unger also confirmed to the New York Post that officials believe the Hondurans are illegal immigrants after “conferring with the United States Immigration.”

He described how the Hondurans cut off the eagle’s feet to “make the talons into ornaments.”

Unger said he is “very frustrated with the federal government” because they have yet to bring charges against the Hondurans. Unger has tried multiple times to get in touch with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to encourage them to pursue charges but has been unsuccessful so far.

In June, a 79-year-old Ohioan had to pay a $10,000 fine and an additional $10,000 to the Fish and Wildlife Service after shooting a bald eagle on his property. Also, in 2017, a 62-year-old Virginia man was sentenced to house arrest for a month and served 100 hours of community service after he killed a bald eagle.

Unger explained the sheriff’s department would not be releasing photos of the dead eagle because they are “very graphic” and contain “lots of blood.” The county sheriff suggested the Hondurans had an extremely hard way of life. “I’m trying to be as politically correct as possible when I say this but I don’t know what kind of third-world life they’re coming from, but it must have been pretty bad.”

Unger noted that locals in the country are “quite upset, and they wish something could be done.”

“And the federal government is the one that really has the authority and the ability to prosecute these gentlemen to the highest degree,” he added.