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| Karie Lindgren |
A woman was angry at a duck because it rejected her so she killed it.
Karie Lindgren, 36, of Tarpon Springs, Florida, was arrested on Saturday, after she killed a duck with her car because the animal rejected her advances.
According to police, Lindgren became angry when she tried to lure the duck to her with a piece of candy, but the duck refused to get close to the woman.
Witnesses said that about 5:40 p.m., Lindgren "stalked the duck" in an attempt to get the duck to like her and to come close to her, but the duck would have no part of it.
She then got into a car, drove across a lawn at a high speed, and struck the animal with her vehicle.
Natalie Paraskevopoulos said she came out of her home to find the dead duck in her driveway. She also found tire tracks on her front yard.
Paraskevopoulos said that the ducks were in the neighborhood since they were ducklings, and people treated them as pets.
"It was just really upsetting to see the duck that way," Paraskevopoulos said.
Officers were called to the scene and found the dead duck laying on the driveway.
After hearing from witnesses, Lindgren was arrested and booked into the Pinellas County Jail. She was charged with animal cruelty.
She was released after posting $5,000 bond.