Overview

• He was arrested Sept. 23 in Pasco County and charged with third‑degree aggravated animal cruelty after deputies reviewed a letter he left in a neighbor’s mailbox.
• He told investigators he killed two peacocks “out of spite” because the neighbor fed them and wrote that he would keep killing the birds “to prove a point” if she continued.
• According to the affidavit, he described cutting the birds’ necks, letting them bleed out, then cooking them in a frying pan, and he later said he would kill the remaining peacocks upon release.
• Court records show he remains in custody at the Land O’ Lakes Detention Center with a public defender appointed, and the neighbor was granted a protective order on Sept. 29.
• Officials note peacocks are non‑native in Florida yet covered by anti‑cruelty laws; the felony can carry up to five years in prison and fines up to $10,000 if he is convicted, and reporting cites a lengthy prior record.