Connecticut man faces sentencing for killing hawks
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A second man is facing sentencing for killing federally protected hawks.
Adam Boguski, of Stamford, Connecticut, is to be sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Hartford. Prosecutors are seeking probation and a hefty fine. Boguski's lawyer is asking for community service.
Boguski and another man, Thomas Kapusta, pleaded guilty to capturing and fatally shooting at least 11 Red-tailed Hawks and Cooper's Hawks between 2013 and 2015.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}They told authorities they were trying to prevent the hawks from preying on the 100 or so racing pigeons they kept at a coop in Stamford. Boguski's lawyer said his client wasn't aware he was breaking the law.
Kapusta, of Westbury, New York, was sentenced in October to one-year probation, a $5,500 fine and 90 hours of community service.