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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The city of Brookhaven's mayor and City Council last week decided to remove the colored panes of glass from the dome of Brookhaven's new City Centre after residents objected to the brightness of the colors, seen here Friday, June 27, 2025. (Reed Williams/AJC)

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