Man Who Beheaded Exotic Bird at Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas Gets Probation

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A University of California, Berkley law school graduate has been sentenced to probation after beheading an exotic bird at a Las Vegas casino in 2012.

Justin Teixeira received the four years of following a prison boot camp program.

His sentence also includes 16 hours a month of unpaid work at an animal shelter.

Teixeira pleaded guilty to beheading a rare 14-year-old helmeted guinea fowl while at the Flamingo’s Wildlife Habitat.

Alcohol was involved in the crime.

- Gilbert Horowitz, Gambling911.com

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