Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged a U.S. Postal Service worker with one misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals in connection with an Aug. 18 encounter in East Pasadena in which home security video appeared to show a mail carrier striking Sugar, an all-white peacock that residents describe as a neighborhood fixture, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Court records cited by the Times identify the defendant as Charanjit Singh, 48, of Rosemead, and show the charge was filed Thursday.
A criminal charge is an accusation, not a finding of guilt. The Times reported that Singh could not immediately be reached for comment…