A person from Utah is facing federal charges for allegedly chasing a barn owl with a motorised paraglider.
Fox news reports, Dell Schanze, 45, was charged with with two misdemeanour counts of "knowingly using an aircraft to harass wildlife" and "pursuing a migratory bird" after a video he posted showed him chasing down a barn owl in his glider.
Members of the paragliding community asked federal and state officials to investigate, and the probe led to Schanze.
If convicted, he could face up to a year and a half in jail and a fine of $100,000.
According to NBC news, Shanze ran as a candidate for Utah governor, he received less than 3 percent of the vote in the 2008 election. He also failed in a 2009 mayoral campaign.