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Poacher must watch 'Bambi'
OZARKS, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri poacher has been ordered to repeatedly watch the movie "Bambi" as part of his sentence in a scheme to illegally kill hundreds of deer.
David Berry Jr. was ordered to watch the Disney classic at least once a month during his year-long jail sentence in what conservation agents have called one of the largest deer poaching cases in state history.
"The deer were trophy bucks taken illegally, mostly at night, for their heads, leaving the bodies of the deer to waste," said Don Trotter, the prosecuting attorney in Lawrence County.
Berry, his father, two brothers and another man who helped them had their hunting, fishing and trapping privileges revoked temporarily or permanently. The men have paid a combined $51,000 in fines and court costs -- but the judge ordered a special addition to Berry's sentence for illegally taking wildlife.
Court records show he was ordered by Lawrence County Judge Robert George to "view the Walt Disney movie Bambi, with the first viewing being on or before December 23, 2018, and at least one such viewing each month thereafter" while at the county jail.
Berry was also sentenced to 120 days in jail in nearby Barton County for a firearms probation violation.
Diner finds pearl in dish
NEW YORK (AP) -- A lucky diner says he happened upon a pearl while eating an oyster dish at a famous New York City restaurant.
Rick Antosh was out to lunch with a friend and ordered his usual at the Grand Central Oyster Bar on Dec. 5 -- the $14.75 pan roast, a stew-like dish that includes six oysters.
The 66-year-old tells the New York Post that he felt a small object rolling around his mouth after diving into the dish.
"For a fraction of a second, there was terror," Antosh told the Post. "Is it a tooth? Is it a filling?"
The Edgewater, New Jersey, resident says it turned out to be a pea-sized pearl. He has not had the prize appraised.
"I've been here 28 years," said Sandy Ingber, the restaurant's executive chef. "This is only the second time I've seen this happen. And we sell over 5,000 oysters on the half shell every day."