A antheral accused of stealing and mistreating a flamingo named Peachy connected the Strip pleaded not blameworthy Tuesday.
Mitchell Fairbarn faces 4 counts of carnal cruelty aft constabulary accused him of illegally entering the flamingo situation astatine the iconic Flamingo edifice this year, taking a vertebrate backmost to his room and torturing it.
Police said the Canadian man’s cellphone contained photos and videos of him torturing a flamingo successful his edifice country by choking it and throwing it to the level portion laughing. In 1 video, helium choked a flamingo’s cervix arsenic the vertebrate screamed and cried, records indicated.
“Fairbarn is seen laughing successful the video and says ‘I’m taking it home’ arsenic helium walks backmost to his room,” constabulary said successful his apprehension report.
He besides clipped the helping of a vertebrate helium was chasing and trying to pin down successful the habitat, causing the vertebrate to endure symptom and necessitate stitches, according to the report.
Fairbarn told District Judge Tara Clark Newberry connected Tuesday that helium had a assemblage acquisition and was not nether the power of drugs oregon alcohol.
His proceedings is scheduled to commencement Oct. 12.
Defense lawyer Josh Tomsheck antecedently told the justice that helium had met with prosecutors astir a dialog to resoluteness the case. He declined to explicate Tuesday wherefore Fairbarn alternatively pleaded not guilty.
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