SEATTLE — A Covington man was charged with harassing an endangered Hawaiian monk seal after authorities said he threw a large rock at the animal’s head.
Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, was charged by criminal complaint Tuesday with violating the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Lytvynchuk was arrested Wednesday near Seattle by agents with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and is scheduled to make his initial appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle…