An Iowa man is facing 124 charges after authorities accused him of capturing and possessing more than 100 protected turtles belonging to a species found nowhere else in the country.
Aiden Throndson is accused of capturing flattened musk turtles in Winston County, Alabama. According to ABC 33/40, court paperwork alleges the offense occurred on or around Aug. 5 near Highway 278 and County Road 73.
WBRC reports that Throndson was arrested on Aug. 8 near the same intersection…