SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) – More than 200 turkeys were killed after deputies say three teenagers drove ATVs inside their coop, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO).
Deputies went to a residence in east Sumter County on Monday for a civil dispute call.
The land owner told a deputy he asked the teens to leave the property before he found the doors to a turkey house open and ATV and motorcycle tracks inside along with more than 200 dead turkeys, a press release from SCSO said.
SCSO added the turkeys “appeared to have trampled one another out of fear” and deputies also found crops allegedly damaged by the teens.
The teens were read their Miranda rights and will be petitioned to family court where any potential charges and penalties will be determined, according to SCSO.
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