{
  "id": 19327346,
  "title": "Ex-Navy SEAL charged over lakefront tree removal; felonies dropped, $1,000 fine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/ex-navy-seal-charged-over-lakefront-tree-removal-felonies-dropped-1",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T11:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-retired-navy-seal-commander-removed-a-hemlock-on-a-new-hampshire-lakefront-boundary-prompting-two-felony-charges-both-were-dropped-and-he-paid-a-1000-fine-despite-an-11259-appraisal-of-the-trees/articleshow/135701946.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A retired Navy SEAL commander in New Hampshire paid a $1,000 fine after two felony charges over the removal of a boundary hemlock were dropped. The neighbours valued the tree and a nearby stump at $11,259, while an assessment obtained by Hayes described the remaining trees as having no positive market value.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}