Former California resident facing up to year in jail for gunning down elephant seal
Jessica Schladebeck
December 22, 2020, 11:08 AM
A man who used to live in California could spend up to a year in prison after he admitted to killing an elephant seal last year.
Jordan Gerbich, during a court appearance via video on Monday, pleaded guilty to one count of taking a marine mammal, the Santa Maria Times reported. The federal charge stems from the 2019 killing of a northern elephant seal near the Piedras Blancas Marine and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Ciaran McEvoy, a U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman, said the 30-year-old was armed with a .45-caliber pistol when he drove to beach near San Simeon the evening of Sept. 28, 2019. When he arrived at the viewing area, he used a flashlight to find his target and then discharged his firearm.
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