Overview

• She stopped on Petronia Street on July 9 to let a feral chicken cross, prompting another motorist to honk, pass and fatally strike the bird.
• Officers allege Cynthia Diaz Sosa pursued the driver, blocked her vehicle, forced the door open and sprayed bear mace inside, hitting both the driver and her passenger.
• Prosecutors charged Sosa with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of burglary with assault or battery, and set her bond at $35,000.
• Court records show Sosa pleaded not guilty to all charges and is due for arraignment on July 24 in Monroe County court.
• The incident has drawn mixed public reaction and underscores ongoing tensions over Key West’s historic population of free-roaming chickens.