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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
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.
May 1, 2018 · Two of the other defendants in the case, Michael Wenzel of Palmetto, Robert Lee Benac of Bradenton, still face multiple felonies stemming from an incident in which they keel-hauled a live blacktip shark while filming its gruesome death.
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.
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....
Dec 12, 2017 · The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office announced 21-year-old Michael Wenzel, 28-year-old Robert Lee Benac and 23-year-old...
