Man faces felony charge after murdering rooster, 'I was fearing for my safety'

Washington Examiner ^ | 7/04/22 | Luke Gentile

[Libloather]

A Florida man spent 30 hours in jail and is facing a felony charge after he murdered his neighbor's rooster in what he called an act of self-defense.

James Nix, 54, is going viral in the wake of his arrest after detailing how he killed his neighbor's rooster in May, according to a report.

"I'm defending myself, you know," Nix, a Jacksonville native, said. "I was fearing for my safety, and the chicken died."

"I didn't know to give it a 21-gun salute!" he continued. "CPR, mouth-to-mouth, do you know? Or call the chicken ambulance?"

Nix was grabbing his mail when the rooster belonging to Jason Defelice came after him, he claimed.

**SNIP**

Defelice contacted animal control, and Nix was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty, the report noted.

"Next thing you know, he calls the chicken police on me," Nix said.

"Chickens die every day, people - at Churches, Popeyes, Kentucky Fried Chicken."

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Chicken Murder” — Did he choke the chicken to death?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Now the local foxes, bobcats and coyotes keep stopping by for seconds?

[Varda]

That could be and that would make it even more sad that these people inhabit a conservative site. Human life is cheap to liberals and apparently to some denizens of this site.

[Seruzawa]

Well yes. You’ve noticed the “Kill all Russians” loonies.

[SmokingJoe]

:)

[Howie66]

LOL

[crusty old prospector]

Do the chickens have large talons?

[Big Red Badger]

Get me my Cheese Whiz,Boy?’

[Moose4]

Florida Man meets Florida Rooster.

}:-)4

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

"I didn't see my rooster at first, so I knew something was up because he would always come chase me,"

So you admit you kept an animal that was aggressive.

You did not confine it but let it roam free and onto other people's property.

Why was the owner not arrested?

[Deplorable American1776]

Roosters are all over the place in Tampa! In Ybor, they have a special right. I hate them because they are pains.

[gundog]

Most roosters are pretty fearsome. And a good spurring can send you to the hospital.

[gundog]

I knew a guy that had a Reeve’s Pheasant spur him in the thigh. He became septic.

[muir_redwoods]

They can try. If they ever rebuild ft Knox, they should talk to my neighbor. NOTHING is getting his chickens.

[caver]

I just saw that thread about the African hunter. Another thread today was filled with libs. If FR continues down this path, then I’m done.

[BigEdLB]

You can’t murder anything other than a human. He killed his neighbors rooster, and I hope he has a frying pan handy

[heavy metal]

was his name “tank”?...

[one guy in new jersey]

Editors deserve to be punished for this kind of stuff.

[gundog]

Nope. Tom. :)

[Catholic and Conservative]

I think, I hope, that the reporter was kidding around a little with the way he worded his report.