Montana man pleads guilty to eagle crime in SD

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — A Montana man has pleaded guilty to illegally selling parts from federally protected eagles in South Dakota.

Thirty-three-year-old Ernie Stewart of Wyola, Mont., faces up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine when he is sentenced March 30.

U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says Stewart sold eagle feathers, wings and a tail to another person in June 2010 near Spearfish. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigated.