Bald eagle be throwin shade
  • Bald eagle be throwin' shade

It's too late for this asshole to win the Merc's Worst Person contest, but he'd have been a shoe-in.

Dennis C. Thompson, 28, of Union (yes, that's an Oregon town. It's near La Grande in the Northeastern corner) was cited by Alaska State Troopers after he reportedly plowed his Ford pickup through several feeding bald eagles near the town of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, killing two of the majestic raptors and injuring two others. What the fuck, dude?

Around 9:30 pm on June 9 Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued Thompson a ticket for "using a motorized vehicle to harass and/or molest game," according to AST dispatch records. Coincidentally, a quick search of the Oregon Judicial Information Network shows that Thompson in 2014 was charged with careless driving and failure to drive within his lane. The charges were later dismissed.

The Alaska Dispatch News reports that a jogger reported seeing the incident and called police. The injured birds were not recovered.

Thompson is scheduled to appear in Unalaska court on June 30.