Three Montana National Guardsmen face misdemeanor charges after allegedly landing a helicopter on private land and taking elk antlers.
The incident happened May 4, when witnesses saw the Black Hawk touch down at a ranch 25 miles north of Big Timber, Montana, The New York Times reported.
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks charged the service members with criminal trespassing, which is punishable by a $500 fine, six months in jail, or both, according to Montana newspaper The Big Timber Pioneer.
Ranch owner Linda McMullen, 71, received a call from a neighbor the day of the incident.
“He said, ‘Linda, there’s a green Army helicopter landed on your place, picking up elk antlers,’” McMullen recounted. “I said, ‘Are you joking?’ He said, ‘I’m
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