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Date: 01-04-2021
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Case Number: 2:20-cr-00368-DSF
Judge: Dale S. Fischer
Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office, Los Angeles, California
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Description: Los Angeles, CA - Marine Mammal Protection Act Violation Criminal Defense Lawyer represented Jordan Gerbich, 30, formerly of Santa Maria, now a resident of Utah, charged with killing a marine mammal.
Gerbich admitted in his plea agreement that he drove to an elephant seal viewing area adjacent to the Piedras Blancas Marine Reserve and Monterey Bay National Marine sanctuary near San Simeon on September 28, 2019. Gerbich brought a .45-caliber pistol and, aided with a flashlight, used the firearm to shoot and kill a northern elephant seal. The next day, the elephant seal was discovered on the beach with a bullet hole in its head.
Northern elephant seals are a protected species under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. They live up and down North America’s Pacific coast and haul out on land in areas called rookeries. These rookeries are typically populated with elephant seals year-round, but populations vary throughout the year based on breeding and molting cycles.
This matter was investigated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Law Enforcement with substantial assistance provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Heather C. Gorman of the Environmental and Community Safety Crimes Section.
Outcome: ENTRY OF GUILTY PLEA (Held and Completed) before Judge Dale S. Fischer as to Defendant Jordan Gerbich. Sentencing set for 4/12/2021 at 8:30 AM before Judge Dale S. Fischer. Court Reporter: Pat Cuneo - VTC. (SEE CRIMINAL MINUTES FOR SPECIFICS). (jp) (Entered: 12/21/2020)
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