Two suspects reportedly threatened a victim at knifepoint and then stole 15 chickens from her chicken coop before being caught by officials.
Although it isn�t clear what the suspects� motives were in stealing the chickens, the way the two went about taking the animals netted both a trip to jail.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff�s Office arrested Shaheen L. Farrell, 18, and a juvenile in connection with the crime on Tuesday, June 26.
The two suspects faced charges of armed burglary, burglary to a structure, 15 counts of theft/larceny, and eight counts of animal cruelty.
According to a probable cause affidavit provided by the Palm Beach County Sheriff�s Office at approximately 8 a.m., deputies responded to the chicken coop burglary scene as both suspects allegedly abandoned their bicycles on Wilder Road and jumped into a nearby canal.
The victim told deputies that the suspects entered her home on Bacom Point Road through the front door of the home, each armed with a cane knife.
When the victim, Olga Verduzco, yelled at them, the suspects ran out of the door, into her backyard, jumping the fence and fleeing from the area.
Officials said that the two suspects entered a cane field in an attempt to get away.
After deputies announced that back up units were on the way, the suspects turned themselves in, according to the sheriff�s office.
Investigators later found out that the suspects had allegedly broken into a chicken coop, and had stolen 15 chickens before breaking into the victim�s house.
Investigators said that these actions were enough to provide probable cause to arrest the two individuals. Neighborhood MapFor more information about the Interactive Animal Cruelty Maps, see the map notes.
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