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Teens accused killing, stealing fish from Fla. Oceanographic Center in Martin County
Investigators say four teens broke into the Florida Oceanographic Center where they killed one fish and slapped another before stealing it.
The break-in happened on Aug. 9 and it's caught on camera.
According to the arrest report, the teens hopped a fence near the stingray enclosure at 4:43 p.m. They all had fishing poles with them. A fifth young person stayed outside the facility and sat on a bench, waiting for the other four.
In the surveillance video, the teens started fishing in the main water enclosure. They caught a large tarpon. One of the teens ripped part of the fish out from under the jaw and showed it to his friends. He's seen laughing as the fish is in the water, surrounded by blood. A teen grabs the fish to retrieve the lure before tossing it back into the water.
Another teen, according to the report, caught a mangrove snapper. Deputies said he slapped the fish twice as he tried to remove the lure. The four teens leave the area through the parking lot.
The sheriff's office said the teens actually broke into the facility twice. They lost two lures in the water the first time. They killed the tarpon and stole the snapper during the second intrusion.
The director of Animal Care and Life Support identified the four individuals from their social media pages. Two are underage.
The adult suspects are identified as 18-year-olds Giovanni Del Greco and Matteo Dal Vecchio. One of the juvenile suspects is the younger brother of one of the older teens.
Teens accused killing, stealing fish from Fla. Oceanographic Center in Martin County
Investigators say four teens broke into the Florida Oceanographic Center where they killed one fish and slapped another before stealing it.
The break-in happened on Aug. 9 and it's caught on camera.
According to the arrest report, the teens hopped a fence near the stingray enclosure at 4:43 p.m. They all had fishing poles with them. A fifth young person stayed outside the facility and sat on a bench, waiting for the other four.
In the surveillance video, the teens started fishing in the main water enclosure. They caught a large tarpon. One of the teens ripped part of the fish out from under the jaw and showed it to his friends. He's seen laughing as the fish is in the water, surrounded by blood. A teen grabs the fish to retrieve the lure before tossing it back into the water.
Another teen, according to the report, caught a mangrove snapper. Deputies said he slapped the fish twice as he tried to remove the lure. The four teens leave the area through the parking lot.
The sheriff's office said the teens actually broke into the facility twice. They lost two lures in the water the first time. They killed the tarpon and stole the snapper during the second intrusion.
The director of Animal Care and Life Support identified the four individuals from their social media pages. Two are underage.
The adult suspects are identified as 18-year-olds Giovanni Del Greco and Matteo Dal Vecchio. One of the juvenile suspects is the younger brother of one of the older teens.
Teens accused killing, stealing fish from Fla. Oceanographic Center in Martin County
