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By Jackie Valley (contact) 
Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 | 3:38 p.m.
Eric Cuellar
Justin Teixeira
Map of Wildlife Habitat
Wildlife Habitat
3555 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas
A 14-year-old exotic bird named Turk ran through its manmade home Friday morning at the Flamingo hotel's Wildlife Habitat, seemingly scurrying from three males on its trail.
The bird and the men then go out of a surveillance camera's sight, according to an arrest report released Monday. Minutes later, the three men emerge without the bird.
Metro Police allege the camera footage shows the helmeted guinea fowl's last few minutes of life, before two University of California, Berkeley law students killed and decapitated it. Officers arrested Eric Cuellar, 24, and Justin Teixeira, 24, Friday at the hotel after a witness reported the incident to security.
The witness told security she saw two men, later identified as Cuellar and Teixeira, walk out of bushes in the habitat with the dead bird, according to the arrest report. Teixeira, who was holding the bird, allegedly threw it toward Cuellar and said, "I (expletive) killed wildlife," the report states.
Security officers located the bird's remains on a walkway, near where surveillance cameras captured the bird running when pursued by three men, the report states. Its decapitated head lay on nearby rocks.
Security officers located Cuellar and Teixeira walking through the property based on the witness's detailed description of their clothing, the report states. The witness then positively identified both suspects, police said. The identity of the third male in the surveillance video is unknown.
Cuellar and Teixeira immediately requested lawyers when detectives attempted to interview them, the report states.
The Clark County District Attorney's Office has not yet filed formal criminal charges against Cuellar and Teixeira. They have a return date to Las Vegas Justice Court set for Feb. 11.
Turk, valued at $150 to $175, was the Wildlife Habitat's only helmeted guinea fowl, according to the arrest report.
Hard to fathom what they were thinking.
these two guys will never be allowed back in the Flamingo. That will teach them a lesson.
Somehow I will always think a wager was involved.
Chunky says:
His words describing the individuals who committed this violent act are not suitable for print. Use your imagination.
That's what Chunky thinks!
This for sure is one thing that happened in Vegas, that won't stay in Vegas...
These two are just sick so and so's
They are sick animals........
You can easily Google a picture of this type of bird. It's really quite beautiful and unique. Hopefully the ambitions these two had of being lawyers someday just came to a quick end.
Can I have just a few minutes alone with these cowards?
Guinea hens are incredibly tame. I'm sure the alleged killers are tough guys, though, being in law school and all, and so brave to torture and kill a large, tame bird. Something to brag to the fraternity brothers about!
If anybody needs to be F-up! It's these guys, I hope they can't get their law license.
Yes, this was a terrible act and those jerks need to be fully prosecuted... but why are people so accepting of "trophy hunters" who also kill innocent animals for the thrill of it and mount them on the wall? IT'S THE SAME THING! Just go walk in the front door of Bass Pro Shops by Silverton and see what I mean. Both acts are barbaric and wrong.
I am pretty sure I just fed this poor bird some coffee cake crumbs the week before his demise, while having breakfast on the Flamingo patio. Sad to see it came to such a horrific end. It certainly didn't deserve that!
Where's PETA making a statement about these Two Dumb asses. Hopefully it cost them a ton of money and some jail time.
I think these guys have seen The Hangover movie waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many times...
I call these type of people pod brains. I mean look at them, not so smart looking to start with and killing an innocent little bird. I say give them a hug, a tight hug around their necks, really tight.
These are examples of what this country has to look forward to. Future lawyers.
Very sad and disappointing........what these boys need is a hardcore ass kicking!
The demise of Big Bird becomes reality. Idiots.
These idiots are prime examples as to why humanity is going in the sh*tter. What purpose did this serve? Did they find humor in it? There's really NO logic to this, at all.
I don't know what can be done legally, but I really hope there is some form of punishment involved.
these are the customers we are dealing with every day now in the properties---the casinos are bringing in people who want to drink and throw up and do crazy crap like this---gambling is an afterthought now. Yes you can sell the rooms to drunk 20somethings who will destroy the property and cause trouble for everyone. beer pong tournaments??? REALLY?? stripper dealers??? really???
only $200 for the bird? put these guys to work chasing pigeons here.