<p>A homeless man was sentenced today to 60 days in jail for choking a pelican to death because he was hungry.</p>
<p>The District Attorney's Office said Sergio Alvarez, 30, caught the bird near the Malibu pier on Aug. 22.</p>
<p>About 5:50 p.m. that day, a bystander flagged down a sheriff's deputy and said a man was choking a pelican.</p>