Ostrich killer released

The Half Moon Bay man who killed an ostrich with a gun has been released after five months in jail, reports the Chronicle.

Jonathon Porter, 20—who prosecutors say killed for revenge after the bird humiliated him in front of women he was trying to impress—was sentenced Thursday by Judge John Grandsaert, in effect, to time served. He was also placed on probation and ordered to attend animal-cruelty counseling.
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Gaylord kicked McKevitt in the ribs and knocked him to the ground, according to a police report. Porter suffered scrapes and bruises when the ostrich kicked him.

"And at that point, the crucial thing happened," Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. "Apparently the girls started laughing."