Bloke who beat 3ft iguana to death in filmed 30-minute attack claims it was self-defence
A man who was caught on CCTV dragging an iguana by the tail before stamping on it and throwing it for half an hour, claimed in court that he acted in self-defence
PJ Nilaja Patterson, 43, faces five years in jail if found guilty of animal abuse (Image: Palm Beach County Sheriff)
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The iguana started it! Florida man who beat reptile to death in a 30-minute attack claims he was acting in self-defense and invokes Stand Your Ground law - but the judge isn t buying it
On September 2, PJ Nilaja Patterson was filmed torturing the iguana outside Lake Worth Utilities in Palm Beach, Florida
The police were called and he told them the iguana had bitten him
It was only after cops reviewed surveillance footage they realized he had tortured the animal for 30 minutes
He was charged with felony animal cruelty and is facing five years in prison
To try to get the charges dropped, he argued he was acting in self-defense
One unidentified man died while swimming at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park in North Palm Beach on Thursday afternoon, North Palm Beach Fire Rescue said.
Man drowns at MacArthur Beach State Park in North Palm Beach
Fire Rescue says two men were swimming when victim went under
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and last updated 2021-05-27 20:43:54-04
NORTH PALM BEACH â One unidentified man died while swimming at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park in North Palm Beach on Thursday afternoon, North Palm Beach Fire Rescue said.
The fire department was dispatched at 3:31 p.m.
A group of four people, between 40 and 50, were at the park, North Palm Beach Fire Rescue District Chief Scott Freseman told WPTV.
Two men were swimming in fairly shallow water but one of them went under and the other person lost sight of him.