Man accused of throwing rock at monk seal in Hawaii arrested near Seattle

Federal prosecutors say the man who allegedly threw a rock at an endangered monk seal on the island of Maui, Hawaii, is set to appear in federal court in Seattle on Thursday.

Documents say 38-year-old Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, of Covington, WA, was arrested near Seattle on Wednesday by special agents of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

He has been charged by criminal complaint for allegedly violating the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act, according to court documents…

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