{"id":260004,"date":"2026-05-06T01:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/260004\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T01:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:02:30","slug":"woman-64-accused-of-intentionally-running-over-a-group-of-ducklings-for-making-a-mess-in-her-yard-says-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/260004\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman, 64, Accused of Intentionally Running Over a Group of Ducklings for Making a &#8216;Mess in Her Yard,&#8217; Says Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On April 25, Beverly Sasberry of Jacksonville, Fla., allegedly ran over ducklings with her car after claiming they made a mess in her yard<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Witnesses provided surveillance footage showing Sasberry allegedly targeting the ducklings<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sasberry faces 11 felony animal cruelty charges over the alleged incident<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 64-year-old woman is facing 11 felony charges in Florida after being accused of intentionally running over a group of ducklings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Beverly Sasberry was arrested on Thursday, April 30, after she allegedly ran over a group of ducklings \u201cmultiple times\u201d with her vehicle in Westside, Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s Office (JSO) said in a <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JacksonvilleSheriffsOffice\/posts\/pfbid0hyC1jfvk8eXqHT5c1tbPB39ppUnzfAqUEcaxgeazFSxjLjXwcsakZjx49BzQ1CRJl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:news release;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">news release<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cA couple watched as a red Honda Accord purposely drove over a group of baby ducklings on Tempest Street on the Westside, turning her vehicle around multiple times to hit them,\u201d police claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sasberry, 64, allegedly told the couple when they confronted her days later that \u201cshe intentionally killed the ducks because she was upset they made a mess in her yard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Beverly SasberryCredit: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"438\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3b1b61ec15211789d0021d64f5d78b2c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Beverly Sasberry<br \/>Credit: Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple reported the incident to the police and provided them with surveillance footage Sasberry allegedly driving over the ducklings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The surveillance footage shows the ducklings lying dead in the street as the vehicle is seen heading towards the surviving mother and two other ducklings running away, local outlet <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.14news.com\/2026\/05\/03\/woman-arrested-after-running-over-11-ducklings-because-they-made-mess-her-yard-police-say\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=snd&amp;utm_content=wfie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:14 News;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">14 News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sasberry was arrested after being interviewed by the police on April 30. She was charged with 11 counts of cruelty to animals, according to the JSO.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Downtown Jacksonville, FloridaCredit: Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7778cd04dcd9fbbf800aa344337709f9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Downtown Jacksonville, Florida<br \/>Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Neighbor Kyle Hutchinson, who witnessed the incident, told <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x513d7JwUwM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Action News JAX;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Action News JAX<\/a>, \u201cIt was a little after 10 a.m. on Saturday, I see a truck in mainly my neighbor&#8217;s yard, coming into mine, driving through the bushes and driving away &#8230; there were dead ducks everywhere, and ducks running away, and she turned around and sped off trying to hit them again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hutchinson claimed he confronted Sasberry after the incident and she allegedly told him she was upset that the ducks had left droppings in her backyard, according to Action News JAX. \u201cShe just kept saying that she just wants to kill more. It&#8217;s literally what she said a few times. \u2018I&#8217;ll do it again. I&#8217;ll do it again,&#8217; &#8221; he claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hutchinson then filed a police report, per Action News JAX.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The JSO said there were no further updates in the case when contacted by PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-true-crime-newsletter-sign-up-8692775\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free True Crime newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free True Crime newsletter<\/a> for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe do not take animal cruelty cases lightly,\u201d said the JSO. \u201cIf you see someone committing a crime against an animal, please give us a call (904 630 0500).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/florida-woman-accussed-of-intentionally-running-over-ducklings-11966747\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW On April 25, Beverly Sasberry of Jacksonville, Fla., allegedly ran over ducklings with her car&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260005,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[112471,111475,116,118,117,45740,1872,36611],"class_list":["post-260004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-baby-ducklings","tag-beverly-sasberry","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-jacksonville-sheriff39s-office","tag-jso","tag-surveillance-footage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}