Chickens beheaded with hatchets Statesboro, GA (US) Incident Date: Sunday, Aug 31, 2003 County: Bulloch Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: » Brennan Lee Hoffman » Guillermo Alejandro Briceno » Beau Wesley Hamilton » Jacob David Plunkett » Natalie Mae Britt » Natalie Jeannie Ingram » Richard Martin Gonzalez Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 1742 Classification: Mutilation/Torture Animal: chicken View more cases in GA (US) Drugs or alcohol involved Login to Watch this Case

Four Georgia Southern University students accused of killing chickens just to see whether they really run around with their heads cut off will face disciplinary action from the school.

Brennan Lee Hoffman, 18; Guillermo Alejandro Briceno, 18; and Beau Wesley Hamilton, 19; and Jacob David Plunkett, 18, were arrested Sunday and charged with burglary, cruelty to animals and criminal trespass. All are from Conyers.

Edward Bayens, director of judicial affairs at GSU, plans to press charges under the student conduct code, University spokesman Michael Sullivan said Wednesday.

This is considered a serious incident, he said. It is not being taken lightly.

The students could be suspended or expelled, or could receive a disciplinary warning or be placed on probation, Sullivan said.

Bulloch County Chief Deputy Gene McDaniel said the four students and three friends visiting from Conyers bought machetes, knives and a hatchet, then broke into commercial chicken house on Brannen Farm Lane where they taped and photographed the decapitation of at least two chickens.

The friends, Natalie Mae Britt, 17; Natalie Jeannie Ingram, 18; and Richard Martin Gonzalez, 19, face the same criminal charges.

Hoffman and Gonzalez also were charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony offense.

"We're really embarrassed", Hamilton said Wednesday. "Were really not even bad kids. It was a bad incident and we feel really bad. "

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