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Two moose, silencer lead to federal indictments
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| December 6, 2013 |
Wasilla resident James C. Riggs, 58, was charged by
the federal grand jury November 21 with illegally possessing an
unregistered .22 caliber silencer.
In a separate matter, Riggs and three other South-central Alaska
men were also charged by U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler with a
violation of the Lacey Act and other crimes in connection with
the take and possession of two bull moose which illegally taken
in Denali National Park in September, 2012.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Skrocki, who
presented the case to the grand jury, the silencer was
discovered in Riggs’ home while it was being searched in
connection with the Denali moose hunt in September 2012.
Loeffler commends the National Park Service, the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives for their
work in the investigation of this case.
An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A
defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial
at which the government must prove guilt beyond a reasonable
doubt. |
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