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California Tourists Arrested For Killing Exotic Bird Featured at Vegas Hotel

By Conor Shine, LAS VEGAS SUN

Justin Teixeira and Eric Cuellar were arrested Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 for allegedly killing an exotic bird at the Flamingo hotel's Wildlife Habitat in Las Vegas.

October 12, 2012 Updated Oct 12, 2012 at 4:30 PM PDT

Two University of California, Berkeley students were arrested in Las Vegas Friday morning after allegedly killing an exotic bird at the Flamingo hotel’s Wildlife Habitat, Metro Police said.

Eric Cuellar, 24, and Justin Teixeira, 24, were arrested and booked on felony charges of conspiracy and the willful, malicious torture or killing of wildlife.

The two were caught on video surveillance Friday morning chasing a 14-year-old helmeted guinea fowl into the trees of the wildlife habitat. A witness observed one of the suspects emerge from the trees, carrying the body and severed head of the bird, police said.

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