Nebraska sheriff stunned as migrants allegedly kill bald eagle for dinner but feds pass on charging them

A pair of migrants from Honduras are accused of shooting and killing an American bald eagle in Nebraska with the intention of eating the bird, the local sheriff says.

The sheriff’s office said officials responded to an area near the Wood Duck Recreation Area, which is about 100 miles northeast of Omaha, last Tuesday over a report of a suspicious vehicle. Authorities located the vehicle and found the two suspects with a dead bald eagle. The pair planned to cook and eat the bird, according to the sheriff’s press release. 

Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger said the migrants spoke no English, and their only form of identification was documents from the Honduran consulate, the Washington Free Beacon reported.