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May 1, 2018 · The case will proceed against co-defendants Michael Wenzel and Robert Lee "Bo" Benac III, Hubbard said. Each is charged with two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty and a misdemeanor...
- tmarrero@tampabay.com
- Morning Editor And Justice Reporter
Sep 12, 2019 · On June 26, 2017, Benac, Spencer Heintz, Michael Wenzel and another man departed from Wenzel’s waterfront home in Palmetto on a 22-foot Aquasport boat and took a trip into the Gulf of Mexico....
- dkumar@tampabay.com
- Higher Education Reporter
Feb 28, 2019 · Michael Wenzel, one of three Florida idiots who filmed themselves dragging a live shark behind a boat back in 2017, will get a slap on the wrist for abhorrent animal abuse.
- Colin Wolf
Dec 13, 2017 · According to CNN, those three men, recently identified as Michael Wenzel, Robert Lee Benac, and Spencer Heintz, are each being charged with two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty. In addition, Wenzel and Benac are being charged with an illegal method of take, a misdemeanor crime.
Dec 15, 2017 · He is the son of Manatee County Commission chair Betsy Benac, while Wenzel is the son of the county planning director. The third man charged is Spencer Heintz, 23, also of Palmetto, who faces...
- Former Times Reporter
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office filed charges in December against Heintz, Michael Wenzel, 21, and Robert Lee Benac, 28, in connection to a viral video showing the men dragging a blacktip shark behind a speeding boat while pointing and laughing.
Dec 13, 2017 · Michael Wenzel, 21, Spencer Heintz, 23, along with 28-year-old Robert Lee Benac face two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty.
