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Two tourists are facing felony charges after deputies say they strapped a dead alligator to the roof of their vehicle and drove across Central Florida.
According to authorities, Anthony Buhl, 56, of New York, and March Chadwick, 57, of Tennessee, told deputies they picked up the animal after finding it as roadkill because they intended to have it taxidermied.
Witnesses reported seeing the pair transporting the alligator through Celebration and St. Cloud. Deputies later located and stopped the vehicle in Melbourne.
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Investigators said the men admitted they knew it was illegal to take possession of an alligator. They told deputies they attempted to conceal the animal by covering it with a sheet.
That effort did not prevent their arrest. Both men were taken into custody on felony charges and have since bonded out of jail.
The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.