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Posted on 04/13/2026 10:22:38 AM PDT by nickcarraway
"Unfortunately, this young man is going to learn a very expensive lesson," Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said,
NEED TO KNOW
-A 14-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly swinging and kicking a baby alligator at the Stetson Aquatic Center in Florida
-The teen was booked into the Volusia Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Resource Center and faces a felony charge for harming wildlife
-Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said, "Abusing wildlife is not a way to spend your downtime"
-Volusia Sheriff’s Office (VSO) deputies allegedly found a 14-year-old boy abusing a baby alligator in DeLand, Fla. on Friday, April 3.
The teen was with a group at the Stetson Aquatic Center, hanging out by the docks. He was then seen swinging the animal by its tail over his head, kicking it and kicking dirt onto it, as a Stetson University public safety officer watched it happen live on security camera footage.
The public safety officer reported it to the VSO deputies, ClickOrlando reports. During the alleged incident, another child took photos, while the other teens were fishing, they told VSO deputies, Fox 35 reports. Additionally, the boy placed the alligator back in the water, but when more children came over, he took the animal out again.
Upon their arrival at the Stetson Aquatic Center, the teen was arrested for allegedly possessing or harming an alligator without approval from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, a level 4 felony, according to the arrest affidavit, Fox 35 reports. The 14-year-old was booked into the VSO Juvenile Resource Center, according to ABC 4.
All of the remaining children were trespassing on the facility, but are not being charged. Their parents and guardians have been contacted.
VSO Sheriff Mike Chitwood condemned the child's crime, saying, "Obviously, abusing wildlife is not a way to spend your downtime, you know,
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But aborting a child in the womb is okay.
“Nobody puts Baby Alligator in the Corner.”🐊
A little community service...and record to be expunged....cuz just a stupid thing that a kid might do...but it caused no harm. Big whoop...
Except maybe to the baby alligator being kicked around.
What the boy did was cruel and stupid, but he should not become now known as ‘A Felon’ for something like this.
Or, will this offense automatically be removed from his record when he is 18 y/o?
He should get a fine and a few months of community service at a Zoo. If, that is, they wanted to know my opinion.
“but it caused no harm. Big whoop”
Oh I don’t know about that.
Today it’s a baby alligator.....tomorrow it might be a puppy or kitten.....or maybe later in life a small child.
Not that it would necessarily happen in this case but it is a proven fact that many serial killers start out torturing and killing animals.
You never know.
Apex predator now has fear of humans. It’s a good thing.
Do you know that most serial killers are also bed wetters.
Alligators are tough...that’s not a silk coat that they’re wearing...
Yep. Jeffrey Dahmer killed animals as a boy but didn’t start eating his victims until later.
This 14 year old is NOT Jeffrey...
I was imagining all sorts of responses but you pegged the meter!
:-)
Perhaps the Democrat Party will now run him for Governor of Florida.
I have no idea why these things pop into my head.
I think I need help.😉
…” the teen was arrested for allegedly possessing or harming an alligator without approval from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission,“ …
Sheesh , can this be worded more awkwardly ?
These are the kids who become serial murderers in the future. Give him a frontal lobotomy or something — whatever it takes to end this sociopath’s problem.
Harming animals is a good indicator of a person. This guy is a crappy human being.
The kid needs to wrestle gators his own age.
How do you know?
This kid needs a harsh lesson in what constitutes decent behavior. Catch it early.
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