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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. Wenzel and Benac face two counts of Aggravated Animal Cruelty, a third-degree felony, and one misdemeanor ...
Dec 15, 2017 · Among the three men charged is Michael Wenzel, 21, of Palmetto, who was captain of the boat and a friend of Alex Kompothecras, star of the MTV reality show Siesta Key.
- Former Times 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...
- dkumar@tampabay.com
- Higher Education Reporter
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.
May 1, 2018 · Heintz, 21-year-old Michael Wenzel and 28-year-old Robert Lee Benac were all charged after a four-month-long investigation into the graphic video of a shark being dragged behind a boat.
