(Hardin) A Hardin felon who illegally possessed firearms and used them to kill eagles and sell their parts for profit was sentenced to three years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.
Harvey Alvin Hugs, 60, pleaded guilty in September 2023 to felon in possession of firearms.
Hugs’ sentence is to run concurrently to a three-year prison sentence he received in U.S. District Court in South Dakota for conviction of violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act because his crimes there were deemed as relevant conduct to his firearms offense.
U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided.
