KEY WEST, FLA. (WSVN) - A Maryland man caught on camera tackling a pelican in Key West has been sentenced after he was found guilty of animal cruelty.
A judge ordered 31-year-old William Hardesty to 90 days in the Monroe County Jail, Thursday.
The 31-year-old was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and serve one year of probation.
The investigation into Hardesty began in March after he posted a video of himself jumping on the pelican on Facebook.
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