Chicken Falls Prey to Poultry Assailant
MURPHY, Ore. - Looks like Speckles, Oregon's most famous chicken, was the victim of some fowl play.
Speckles, the longtime mascot of a Southern Oregon supermarket, first made headlines in March, when a local man allegedly tried to kidnap the chicken, saying he thought the animal was being mistreated.
Nicholas Gombos has since been charged with third-degree theft and interfering with police.
As for Speckles, the chicken was found dead on the sidewalk in front of Ray's Food Place in Murphy over the weekend. A $500 reward has been offered for any information leading to the capture of the chicken's assailant.
"We believe, because everything was publicized, that a malicious person probably just came down here and killed her in the middle of the night" by wringing the bird's neck, said Nate McCully, manager of the supermarket. "The community is real upset about it."
Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel said he will send a deputy to investigate the chicken's death.
MURPHY, Ore. - Looks like Speckles, Oregon's most famous chicken, was the victim of some fowl play.
Speckles, the longtime mascot of a Southern Oregon supermarket, first made headlines in March, when a local man allegedly tried to kidnap the chicken, saying he thought the animal was being mistreated.
Nicholas Gombos has since been charged with third-degree theft and interfering with police.
As for Speckles, the chicken was found dead on the sidewalk in front of Ray's Food Place in Murphy over the weekend. A $500 reward has been offered for any information leading to the capture of the chicken's assailant.
"We believe, because everything was publicized, that a malicious person probably just came down here and killed her in the middle of the night" by wringing the bird's neck, said Nate McCully, manager of the supermarket. "The community is real upset about it."
Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel said he will send a deputy to investigate the chicken's death.
