Police arrested a 32-year-old man allegedly caught on Ventura beach cameras beating a sea lion with a large stick Tuesday ...

A man was arrested Tuesday morning after allegedly beating a sea lion suffering from domoic acid poisoning on Ventura Beach, ...

A man was located and arrested after he allegedly beat a pregnant seal lion with a stick. A pregnant sea lion is recovering ...

A man was taken into police custody and faces charges for animal cruelty and possession of a controlled substance after he ...

Christopher Hurtado, 31, was taken into custody Tuesday morning after police in Ventura saw surveillance footage showing him heartlessly beating the sea lion with a stick. The alleged attack ...

A pregnant sea lion is recovering at a California facility after police say she was beaten with a stick in an attack captured on security cameras. The suspect is now in custody. A 5-year-old female ...

With security cameras throughout the area, a police dispatcher was able to see a man, later identified as 32-year-old Christopher Hurtado, beating the innocent animal about 9:20 a.m. Tuesday.

Authorities booked the suspect, Christopher Hurtado, into jail for felony animal cruelty, breaking federal laws protecting marine mammals and a drug possession violation. “It is a crime under ...