Spoiled rich kid and wannabe reality television star, Alex Kompothecras, has been identified as the man pulling the trigger in a viral video of an endangered hammerhead being shot repeatedly off the coast of Florida. The video shows a young man in a “Make America Great Again” hat, identified as Kompethcras by the Miami Herald, […]
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Shark dragging video leads to animal cruelty arrests
Three men involved with a case that sparked national outrage are now facing multiple charges of animal cruelty, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office. Michael Wenzel of Palmetto, Robert Lee Benac of Bradenton, and Spencer Heintz of Palmetto face multiple felonies stemming from an incident in which […]
Florida shark cruelty case closes with disappointing results.
It apparently pays to be born into a wealthy and politically well-connected family. One of the most egregious cases of animal cruelty directed towards a shark and then broadcast via social media, ended with the final defendant in the case, Robert “Bo” Benac, receiving a fraction of the punishment he was potentially facing after taking a […]
New video emerges in case of Florida “shark torturer”
New videos show Robert “Bo” Benac and others accused of dragging a live shark behind a speeding boat using hooked sharks as target practice. The video, obtained by Fox 13 in Tampa ahead of Benac’s criminal case in Hillsborough County, Florida, allegedly show Benac and his friends repeatedly firing a pistol into a living shark […]
Charges dropped against defendant in Florida shark cruelty case
Charges against one of the three men accused of animal cruelty in the highly publicized case involving a shark was dropped, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office. Spencer Heintz, 23, faced two two felony counts of Aggravated Animal Cruelty. Two of the other defendants in the case, Michael Wenzel […]