A Lehighton man was charged in the shooting of a bald eagle outside Andreas back in May.

Pennsylvania Game Commission officials filed multiple charges against Carl Marion, 46, for shooting the eagle.Wildlife Conservation officer Joel Gibble received a call from a person who reported hearing a gunshot and finding an injured eagle, which died shortly thereafter. He responded to the scene near the intersection of Germans Road and Stone Mountain Road, near the Schuylkill and Carbon counties lines.It was not known whether the eagle was a male or female.Readers reported that the eagle was nesting just off Route 895 for four years across from Bake Oven Campground about a quarter mile from the intersection.A short time later, Gibble received information from numerous sources directing him toward Marion.Gibble and Wildlife Conservation officer Cory Bentzoni also recovered remains of five great blue herons in the vicinity of the defendant's property.Marion was charged with one count of disturbance of wildlife, and six counts of the unlawful taking of protected birds. Fines and restitution were assessed at up to $3,900.Since that time, legislation has been passed to raise the fines.