Ducklings run over with Hummer
Ann Arbor, MI (US)

Incident Date: Monday, Apr 25, 2011
County: Washtenaw

Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Dillon Pearce

A 19-year-old Ann Arbor man faces up to four years in prison after he was charged with intentionally running over and killing four ducklings with his Hummer.

Dillon Pearce was arraigned Tuesday in 15th District Court in Ann Arbor on one count of killing/torturing animals, Ann Arbor Police Det. Sgt. Brian Jatczak said.

The ducklings, the mother duck and four to eight other ducklings were nesting under a bush at a McDonald's restaurant in Ann Arbor, wandering in and out of the parking lot, Jatczak said. A passenger in Pearce's Hummer tried to pick up a duckling at about 6:15 p.m. Monday "and the employees yelled at them to leave them alone," Jatczak said.

The Hummer then went through the drive-thru and was parked in an adjacent lot, police said. Pearce is charged with driving the Hummer back into the McDonald's parking lot and running over the flock, killing four of the ducklings, Jatczak said.

Employees called police, who found Pearce at a nearby gas station. Pearce was arrested after being questioned about the incident and taken into custody, Jatczak said.

His bond was set at 10% of $10,000, Jatczak said. His next court date is May 4.

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