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Dec 13, 2017 · In the video, three men can be seen smiling and laughing as the shark bounces through the waves. 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.
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.
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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...
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 14, 2017 · The suspects, Michael R. Wenzel, 21; Spencer B. Heintz, 23; and Robert L. Benac III, 28, were the subjects of a four-month investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Dec 13, 2017 · The Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office has charged Michael Wenzel, 21; Spencer Heintz, 23; and Robert Lee Benac, 28, with two felony counts each of animal cruelty. Wenzel and Benac...
Dec 13, 2017 · Three men who were filmed dragging a shark behind their boat in Florida have been charged with animal cruelty. Michael Wenzel, 21, Brandon Spencer Heintz, 23, and Robert Lee Benac, 28, were ...
