Overview
- On July 9 in Key West, Cynthia Diaz Sosa stopped on Petronia Street to let a chicken cross when another motorist ran over and killed the bird.
- Authorities allege Sosa chased the driver, blocked her vehicle, tried to open the door and sprayed bear mace inside, striking both occupants.
- Sosa was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of burglary with assault or battery.
- Court records show Sosa has pleaded not guilty to all charges through her attorney.
- Key West’s free-roaming feral chickens have been a fixture since the 1820s and often create tensions between motorists and wildlife advocates.