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Florida man arrested on suspicion of hitting seagull with PVC pipe

A Florida man faces a charge of animal cruelty after police said he used a PVC pipe to hit a seagull in Clearwater. (Photo: Clearwater Police/Facebook)
A Florida man faces a charge of animal cruelty after police said he used a PVC pipe to hit a seagull in Clearwater. (Photo: Clearwater Police/Facebook)
By Scott Andera
Feb 18, 2017

A Florida man faces a charge of animal cruelty after police said he used a PVC pipe to hit a seagull in Clearwater.

Kenneth Terry Craddock, 30, who's listed as transient in Pinellas County Sheriff's Office records, allegedly swung a nearly 5-foot-long piece of pipe to strike and hurt the gull on Tuesday.

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Clearwater police said the injured bird is at an area sanctuary.

Craddock remains in jail on $150 bail as of Saturday morning.

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