Police Arrest Cocoa Man for killing "Skunk Ape"
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A Brevard County, FL, man, Mark Ward, 52, of Cocoa, is facing up to 25 years in prison, for shooting and killing an endangered species, a Florida law enforcement official said.
According to police, the man claimed to have heard "a ruckus" and went outside his home to investigate, where he saw a large, dark animal out by his barn late Thursday evening. "Ward activated his floodlight, and clearly saw the animal standing up on two legs, threatening his horse, Dixie," the official said.
Ward, whose farm has recently been plagued by coyotes and bobcats, was carrying a high caliber rifle and shot the animal 3 times before it finally fell to it's death. The animal, reported to be "a skunk ape", stood 10ft 8in tall and weighed approximately 850 pounds; its hand-span was big enough to fit a large size watermelon in its palm. The animal's feet measured approximately 22 inches in length. Officials say this discovery of the ape species is astonishing for, until now, there have been only random, vague eyewitness accounts.
Mr. Ward has been charged with killing an endangered species: Killing a "Skunk Ape" or similar creature has been against the law since 1977 when the Florida Legislature passed Paul Nuckolls' bill, HB 1664, known as the Skunk Ape Protection Act. This law makes it illegal for “Any person taking, possessing, harming or molesting any anthropoid or humanoid animal which is native to Florida, popularly known as the Skunk Ape, or doing any act reasonably capable of harming or molesting such animals.”
Ward faces a fine of up to $250,000 dollars and/or 25 years in prison and plans to fight the charge. The body of the animal is being transported to the University of Florida in Gainesville for scientific research.
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