Florida man accused of beating iguana to death denied stand your ground defense
Defense attorney for PJ Patterson claims client viciously attacked by iguana; prosecutor says video shows otherwise
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A green iguana expands a pouch of skin underneath the lower jaw, called a dewlap, as it sits in the sun, Oct. 14, 2013, on Key Biscayne, Fla.
By: Peter Burke
and last updated 2021-06-03 10:20:40-04
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â A South Florida man accused of beating an iguana to death unsuccessfully sought to use Florida s controversial stand your ground law to dismiss the case.
PJ Patterson, 43, of Lake Worth Beach, was arrested last fall on a charge of animal cruelty.