NJ Man Indicted For Shooting His Pet Parrot

[valhalla]

Now, don't go blaming NASCAR, please?


Feb 2, 2010 10:30 pm US/Eastern NJ Man Indicted For Shooting His Pet Parrot

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) ― A New Jersey man accused of shooting and killing his African gray parrot with a BB gun because its screeching annoyed him while he was watching a NASCAR race on TV has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge.

Dennis Zeglin, 67, of Randolph was indicted Tuesday by a Morris County grand jury. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

Zeglin allegedly shot the parrot, named "Mikey," three times on June 7. His wife called police when she saw that the bird had been killed.

Zeglin's attorney, Stephen Fletcher, said his client was intoxicated at the time and afterward received treatment for alcoholism. He said Zeglin regrets the incident and hopes to be accepted into a pretrial intervention program.

[Donna]

Now, don't go blaming NASCAR, please?


Feb 2, 2010 10:30 pm US/Eastern NJ Man Indicted For Shooting His Pet Parrot

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) ― A New Jersey man accused of shooting and killing his African gray parrot with a BB gun because its screeching annoyed him while he was watching a NASCAR race on TV has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge.

Dennis Zeglin, 67, of Randolph was indicted Tuesday by a Morris County grand jury. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

Zeglin allegedly shot the parrot, named "Mikey," three times on June 7. His wife called police when she saw that the bird had been killed.

Zeglin's attorney, Stephen Fletcher, said his client was intoxicated at the time and afterward received treatment for alcoholism. He said Zeglin regrets the incident and hopes to be accepted into a pretrial intervention program.

I remember that story in the paper.....was horrific. Poor bird.

[Bird Crazy]

he regrets it......


All he regrets is his wife calling the police.


Poor little bird. 

[Annette]

Oh no!