"On Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries law enforcement office released a photo of Bietz and offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, civil penalty or criminal conviction in the July 27 decapitation of a sea lion at Point Pinos Beach in Pacific Grove. The next day, the agency took down the photo and said that no mammal parts had been taken from the beach after all."
"Bietz told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday that he doesn't recall exactly what he said during the July confrontation but that it's possible he said that I was just going to take the head as a smart-ass, sarcastic remark. Bietz also denied accusations that he was carrying a knife on the beach, saying that the object photographed in his hand was likely either a stick, his phone or the lanyard attached to his keys."
NOAA Fisheries law enforcement released a photo of a man and offered a $20,000 reward in connection with a July 27 sea lion decapitation at Point Pinos Beach. The agency removed the photo the next day and reported that no mammal parts had been taken from the beach. A Monterey resident recorded a confrontation after observing a person leaning over the dead seal and allegedly prodding it with a knife. The man involved denied decapitating the animal and disputed carrying a knife, saying the object in his hand was likely a stick, phone or lanyard. The man said the encounter may have involved a sarcastic remark and contacted investigators.
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