Man faces felony cost after murdering rooster, 'I used to be fearing for my security'

A Florida man spent 30 hours in jail and is dealing with a felony cost after he murdered his neighbor's rooster in what he known as an act of self-defense.

James Nix, 54, goes viral within the wake of his arrest after detailing how he killed his neighbor's rooster in Might, in response to a report.

"I am defending myself, you realize," Nix, a Jacksonville native, mentioned. "I used to be fearing for my security, and the rooster died."

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"I did not know to provide it a 21-gun salute!" he continued. "CPR, mouth-to-mouth, are you aware? Or name the rooster ambulance?"

Nix was grabbing his mail when the rooster belonging to Jason Defelice got here after him, he claimed.

"I simply checked my mail ... and I hear, 'Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!' And I flip round, and there is a rooster on the market on the street," Nix mentioned. "I mentioned, 'Oh boy, right here we go.'"

"Flip round, stroll to my place — bang bang bang bang bang. Now, the rooster is in my yard! Now, its neck flares up."

The rooster continued its actions, and Nix mentioned he tried to defend himself.

"So I choose up a stick within the yard, and I attempt to hit it. However the rooster is leaping up at me, and I by accident knocked [it] within the head, you realize? Name it a fortunate shot, no matter."

Defelice got here dwelling to search out the physique of his rooster and mentioned he believes Nix killed his pet on goal.

"I lose [roosters] to animals, however I used to be not anticipating to lose them to my neighbor that was like my good friend," he mentioned.

"I did not see my rooster at first, so I knew one thing was up as a result of he would at all times come chase me," Defelice mentioned. "Then, I went in his yard and yelled at him, and he lastly got here out and mentioned he killed him."

Defelice and Nix had a confrontation.

"He is yelling and screaming in my yard, and I simply advised him to depart," Nix mentioned.

Defelice contacted animal management, and Nix was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty, the report famous.

"Subsequent factor you realize, he calls the rooster police on me," Nix mentioned.

"Chickens die each day, individuals — at Church buildings, Popeyes, Kentucky Fried Rooster."