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A Troy man was charged this week with two counts tied to his illegal killing of a grizzly bear on his property in 2020, and agreed to plead guilty as part of an agreement with prosecutors in which he will also have to fully cooperate with an investigation into the death of another grizzly near his property.
A Troy man accused of killing a collared grizzly bear on his property over bait more than three years ago has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to the alleged incident.
The man is accused of cutting off the bear’s GPS collar and paws in Montana, officials said.
Throwing a sow grizzly bear's busted GPS collar in the river, removing ear tags, carving out a lip tattoo, and dumping the carcass miles away wasn't enough to throw U.S. Fish and Wildlife special agents off Othel Pearson's scent. Now, he faces federal charges of failing to report killing a grizzly and tampering with evidence.
Othel Pearson, 80, pleaded guilty to failing to report his killing of a grizzly bear in Troy, Montana in 2020 and tampering with evidence.