Man chops down 27 trees in Missouri national forest to sell the timber, feds say
An Arkansas man pleaded guilty Monday to a tree-chopping spree in a Missouri national forest. from the Mark Twain National Forest in Barry County between June 2019 and January 2020, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Edmondson didn’t get permission from the U.S. Forest Service to remove the trees. He’s accused of selling the timber at sawmills throughout the area. The timber was estimated to be worth $20,269, officials said. Federal agents installed surveillance cameras after the first trees were ...
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