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According to an indictment, text messages obtained by investigators showed Travis John Branson and others telling buyers about "a killing spree" in Montana and elsewhere.
Federal prosecutors say Travis John Branson and others killed about 3,600 birds during a yearslong “killing spree” on the Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere.
A man accused of helping to kill more than 3,000 birds, including eagles, intends to plead guilty, court documents show. Prosecutors allege Travis Joh.