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Two California men face felony charges
Two men from Petaluma, Calif., face felony charges after they allegedly destroyed a woolly mammoth tusk at a museum near Branson, Mo. Brett Howard, 46, and Todd Azevedo, 48, each face first-degree property damage charges, a Class E felony.
The Taney County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened late Sunday, March 8, at the Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum inside the Top of the Rock attraction. Both men posted $15,000 bonds and were released.
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One man climbed on the other’s shoulders
The details sound almost unbelievable. According to the probable cause statement, Azevedo waved Howard over and encouraged him to grab the tusk of a woolly mammoth fossil on display.
Azevedo then allegedly hoisted Howard onto his shoulders so he could reach it. Howard tried to hang from the tusk, authorities said…