A man involved in a viral video showing him laughing and smiling as a shark gets dragged to death behind a high-speed boat in Florida was sentenced to 10 days in jail
Robert Lee Benac, now 30, was charged Friday with one misdemeanor count of animal cruelty, according to Hillsbourgh County jail records and his attorney, Justin Brent Petredis.Benac was initially charged with two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty before accepting a plea deal, according to the Tampa Bay Times.The court dropped one charge and reduced the other to animal cruelty, a misdemeanor, Petredis told CNN on Monday.
"According to Florida wildlife investigators, the shark was shot before being dragged to death.The video gained attention after Miami charter fisherman Mark Quartiano, who goes by"Mark the Shark," posted it on Instagram and said two Instagram users had sent it to him. He told CNN he was"horrified" by the video and posted it in hopes the men would be caught.Under the sentence, Benac must serve three weekends in jail.
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