An Iowa man is facing over 100 charges for allegedly capturing more than 100 protected flattened musk turtles in Alabama. Authorities in Alabama have hit Aiden Throndson with a 124-count criminal indictment following allegations that he captured protected flattened musk turtles, according to court documents cited by local stations WBRC and ABC 33/40.
The legal filing details 20 individual counts for unlawfully capturing or taking the regulated reptiles, alongside another 104 counts related to the illegal collection or commercial sale of protected species.