Three accused of blowing up turtle with firecrackers

[zenkai]

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Northern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Police charged three people for killing a large turtle by blowing it up with firecrackers. It happened just before 7pm on August 3 in Penn Township. Police were called for a reported explosion.

Arriving officers found a small crater with what appeared to be pieces of bone fragments, biological membrane and the remains of a large turtle in the same area. Witnesses were able to provide suspect descriptions and the description of the truck they were in at the time of the explosion. Through further investigation, police were able to identify three individuals that were alleged to have placed two M-80 firecrackers on the shell of the turtle, subsequently lighting the fuse, causing severe trauma to the turtle from the explosion, killing the reptile.

According to police, the suspects fled the area. Witnesses from the scene gave police a truck description and possible registration number. Police used this information to find the suspects.

The suspects are Taylor James Geib, 21, Austin Mathew Garner, 21, and a 17-year-old boy. Charges of criminal conspiracy; Prohibited Offensive weapons were filed before MDJ Edward Tobin and through Lancaster County Juvenile Probation. They said to police they used duct tape to strap the explosives to the turtle.

Forgotten Friends Reptile Sanctuary owner Jesse Rothacker couldn't believe someone would do this to a turtle.

"When you strap explosives to an animal and blow them up, that's just something that we should not accept in our society," he said.

According to Pennsylvania law, animal cruelty covers domesticated animals. Turtles are not considered domesticated. Rothacker said the law needs to be changed.

"If the laws don't reflect that it's animal cruelty, we need to change the laws and make sure people know that is animal cruelty," he said.

WOW that's pretty messed up, it had to be an illegal mount of explosives to do that!

[GennGreymane]

Had a guy near where I live get tired of his cat peeing in his shoes, so he duct taped a stick of dynamite on the cat, lit it, and threw the cat on his potato field.

Jokes on him though, as the cat ran straight into his newly built barn.

I heard of that one, but with mice and being set on fire.

[Independent voter]

Sounds like something little boys would do. Little boys are vicious when traveling in packs.

For twenty somethings? My guess is alcohol was involved.

[reflekz]

Wish they all pulled a JPP and blew-up their own hand

[zenkai]

Had a guy near where I live get tired of his cat peeing in his shoes, so he duct taped a stick of dynamite on the cat, lit it, and threw the cat on his potato field.

Jokes on him though, as the cat ran straight into his newly built barn.

Is that a joke or did that really happen?

[Dystemper]

Is that a joke or did that really happen?

Urban legend

[Yvaelle]

Urban legend

Plus, even for a hillbilly, throwing dynamite into your field is a good way to blow up your crop / start a fire.

[Xeones]

Sounds like some serial killers, better do something about those psychopaths.

[BuckSparkles]

Well, that is kind of mean. Why a turtle, though?

[Yunru]

Sounds like some serial killers, better do something about those psychopaths.

Just very bored kids. This happens a lot. (usualy to cats or dogs)

[Rudkobing]

Turtle Power........ bbboooommmmm.


Too early????

[Dystemper]

Just very bored kids. This happens a lot. (usualy to cats or dogs)

Actually it does not happen as much as you think

[Xeones]

Just very bored kids. This happens a lot. (usualy to cats or dogs)

No it doesn't.

[Heladys]

Just very bored kids. This happens a lot. (usualy to cats or dogs)

Bullshit, those aren't "just kids", they're animals who need to be contained.

[Fargus]

Please stop with the "boys will be boys" rubbish. I've known from a much younger age not to do this kind of shit.

WOW that's pretty messed up, it had to be an illegal mount of explosives to do that!

This is pretty hilarious coming from someone who uses glue traps on mice (that cause a lot of unnecessary suffering, they're known as torture traps for a good reason). Not that I'm defending them, but at least the turtles would have died relatively instantly as opposed to pulling their face off or breaking/gnawing off limbs to escape.

[zenkai]

Please stop with the "boys will be boys" rubbish. I've known from a much younger age not to do this kind of shit.


This is pretty hilarious coming from someone who uses glue traps on mice (that cause a lot of unnecessary suffering, they're known as torture traps for a good reason).

Glue traps is the same as blowing up turtles, LOL OK.

[Kapadons]

hillbillies .

They prefer to be called Appalachian Americans. Stop using hurtful racial slurs

[Fargus]

Glue traps is the same as blowing up turtles, LOL OK.

You're right. It's not the same.

When it comes to animal cruelty, a glue trap is worse. Far worse.

So calling this messed up is all sorts of hypocritical, coming from you.

[zenkai]

You're right. It's not the same.

When it comes to animal cruelty, a glue trap is worse. Far worse.

So calling this messed up is all sorts of hypocritical, coming from you.

Well that's you're opinion, at least the law sides with me for the moment, so if I ever have a mice problem again I'll buy some more.

[DemoBytom]

Someone's been watching too much Breaking Bad, I guess..


Unfortunatelly this time they were a bit too far from the turtle.. >.>