Trenton Sargent, 28, pleaded guilty in July to one count of violation of the Endangered Species Act, one count of destruction of United States property, and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. As a felon, he prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition.
On October 25, 2018, U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon sentenced Sargent to 12 months and a day in prison and three years of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson and Death Valley National Park Superintendent Mike Reynolds.
The inch-long, blue Devils Hole pupfish is a Nevada state and federally listed endangered species. The Endangered Species Act was enacted to provide a program for the conservation of endangered and threatened species.
Devils Hole is the only location in the world where this species of pupfish exists in the wild. Devils Hole is a detached unit of Death Valley National Park, located in Amargosa Valley, Nevada..
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