A Florida Keys man with a pirate’s nickname is accused of stealing his roommate’s expensive parrot, which was later discovered wounded.
Justin Peters, 40, of Summerland Key, was arrested Tuesday on costs of grand theft and animal cruelty.
Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Adam Linhardt mentioned the parrot’s 37-year-old proprietor suspected in June that her roommate had stolen her pet. She claimed she repeatedly informed Peters, who goes by the title “Redbeard,” to go away the fowl alone and that he did not have permission to take it out of its cage.
A day earlier, a witness reported seeing Peters at a bus cease close to his enterprise. The witness mentioned they later observed that Peters was gone, however there was a pink parrot on the bench.
He took the parrot after which known as deputies.
Witnesses at a close-by restaurant and gasoline station additionally reported seeing Peters with the identical parrot. They mentioned the fowl seemed to be agitated.
Lindhardt mentioned the fowl was taken to a veterinarian to be handled for a number of damaged bones, a dislocated hip, blunt drive trauma to at least one facet of its physique and different accidents.
This story was initially printed by WPTV in West Palm Beach, Florida.