A United States Postal Service worker has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly attacking a wild peacock with a rock in August, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office told NBC Los Angeles on Monday.
Charanjit Singh, 48, is facing one misdemeanor count of cruelty to an animal, which carries a maximum penalty of up to one year in county jail and a $20,000 fine.
Singh was captured on video that appeared to show him striking the white peacock with a rock at least twice, then hitting it with a stick. It was not immediately clear what led to the incident…