Man pleads guilty to relic hunting on U.S. park

A Georgia man has entered a federal plea deal over relic hunting on a national battlefield. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary C. Roemer said a ranger at the Chattanooga and Chickamauga National Battlefield saw Eric Blaasch walking out of a woods, covered in mud. The ranger found Blaasch had three Minie balls - bullets used in muzzleloading rifles during the Civil War. • Article