St. Augustine, Florida Eagle Nest Tree-Cutter PIERRE THOMPSON's Criminal Statute of Limitations Extended

St. Augustine, Florida Eagle Nest Tree-Cutter PIERRE THOMPSON's Criminal Statute of Limitations Extended


Millionaire St. Augustine real estate kingpin PIERRE THOMPSON, grandson of the founder of the St. Augustine Record newspaper, cut down an eagle nest tree in October 2001.

In 2005, I wrote an article for the Collective Press newspaper about the Fish & Wildlife Service's effort to prosecute.

U.S. Attorney's office refusing comment, hanging up the telephone when I asked if there were a coverup.
See Ed Slavin, "Bald Eagle Coverup? Four Years Later, No Decision on Prosecution," The Collective Press (October 2005),

On December 15, 2006, the U.S. Attorney's spokesman, Steve Cole, informed me that the five-year criminal statute of limitations was not a problem. The five year statute of limitations under three federal criminal laws apparently extended by consent of criminal defense counsel to PIERRE THOMPSON and the U.S. Attorney.

Will eagle nest tree-cutter PIERRE THOMPSON be indicted or pay a large fine for destroying the eagle nest tree?

Will other overdevelopers be investigated for their environmental crimes, including filling in wetlands?


That would be good news.

Expect envirnonmental crimes to be detected, deterred, prosecuted and punished.

If it requires a federal prosecution and investigation for our Nation's Oldest City's illegal dumping in the Old City Reservoir, let the FBI and EPA CID do their jobs and prosecute CITY MANAGER WILLIAM B. HARRISS and other City officials for their environmental crimes.

Like any good diplomats, let's not take no for an answer.

Our Nation's Oldest City is worth saving, preserving, protecting and defending from people who destroy our environment.