What happened: The discovery of a dead alligator with a hammer protruding from its head led to the arrest of a Jupiter man.
Background: On Sunday, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received an anonymous call about a dead alligator. When they arrived, they found the animal with a hammer sticking out of its forehead.
Officers investigated and contacted the suspect, Desmond Keogh, who admitted to sh00ting the alligator once in the head and then striking it several times with a hammer. Keogh faces charges that include klling, injuring or possessing an alligator or its eggs without authorization; discharging a firearm on public or residential property; and using or displaying a firearm during the commission of a felony.
The available details are limited to the information verified at publication time. Readers should expect updates as the matter develops.
Any person identified in connection with an alleged offense is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
Source: official sources including CBS12 News.
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