FL - Pinky the Flamingo Euthanized, Man Arrested, Busch Gardens, 3 Aug 2016

New Posts

Indy Anna

Indy Anna

Well-Known Member
Joined
Nov 13, 2010
Messages
5,010
Reaction score
3,428

Veterinarians at Busch Gardens had to euthanize "Pinky" the dancing flamingo after a man grabbed her from an animal viewing area and threw her to the ground in front of his children.

Read more at http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/03/family-man-fatally-injures-pinky-dancing-flamingo.html

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This was a 45yo man with teenagers, for goodness sakes!
 
....45-year-old Joseph Anthony Corrao of Orlando was visiting the theme park with his mother and his three teenagers on Tuesday when he reached into a pen in the Jambo Junction area, picked up a flamingo and set it down.
Police say his mother told him to leave the birds alone after he picked up another one. And that's when he threw Pinky down so hard that its foot was nearly severed, the police report said.

Read more at http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/03/family-man-fatally-injures-pinky-dancing-flamingo.html

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Very sad when a grown man's mother has to supervise him out in public. What kind of behavior is he teaching his teenagers?
 
Corrao, of Orlando, was arrested on a charge of felony animal cruelty — a year and 15 days after his release from prison on charges that he shot and killed two chained dogs at point-blank range with a shotgun.

He lived in Lake City, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, when in 2013 he executed his neighbor's dogs — he blamed them for killing his daughter's rabbits — and threatened a witness.

Police said Corrao was visiting Busch Gardens with his family on Tuesday when he reached into an animal pen at Jambo Junction and picked up a flamingo. But he set that bird down, leaving it unharmed.

Then police said he grabbed Pinky. Tampa police it was unclear why Corrao grabbed the bird, or if alcohol was a factor. But a witness told WFTS-Ch. 28 that Corrao laughed afterward.

Read more at http://www.tampabay.com/news/public...-orlando-man-throws-her-to-the-ground/2287932
 
pinky was a very popular flamingo who liked to 'dance' for the visitors (not trained to do it either). this guy is scum and i hope he gets the max.

RIP pinky :( (1996-2016)
 
Pinky the Dancing Flamingo

01WEB_Flamingo080416_10x7_17683521_8col.jpg


http://www.tampabay.com/news/public...-orlando-man-throws-her-to-the-ground/2287932
 
sounds like a sociopath to me. wonder how many human victims he has we dont know about.
 
cuffem said:
http://www.wftv.com/news/florida/ma...ned-in-busch-gardens-flamingo-death/485423357
I wanted to update this story that Corrao was found not competent to stand trial.Has a criminal history going back 20 years.
Click to expand...
Is that what was decided at his competency hearing on Friday (2/17/2017)? The article you posted states that Corrao's lawyer claims he is mentally ill and the judge at the Jan 18 hearing approved the request for a mental eval. The court received doctor's reports on 2/16 & 2/17.

http://pubrec10.hillsclerk.com/Unsecured/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=8232652
 
Indy Anna said:
Is that what was decided at his competency hearing on Friday (2/17/2017)? The article you posted states that Corrao's lawyer claims he is mentally ill and the judge at the Jan 18 hearing approved the request for a mental eval. The court received doctor's reports on 2/16 & 2/17.

http://pubrec10.hillsclerk.com/Unsecured/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=8232652
Click to expand...

I read it on our local news,will try to find link.I will add that I know a relative of this person but will leave it at that.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/17/judge-man-accused-killing-flamingo-incompetent-for-trial.html
 
Finding it difficult to buy into this man is 'suddenly' incompetent to stand trial.
...
He lived in Lake City, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, when in 2013 he executed his neighbor's dogs — he blamed them for killing his daughter's rabbits — and threatened a witness.
...
He wrote: "all u can drink and eat free," and "i will be tepsy tonight."

Facebook friends did not seem pleased with that status update. They told him to "behave himself" and "make a good impression for your kids."

To which Corrao responded: "I've never been to jail in Tampa."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/public...-orlando-man-throws-her-to-the-ground/2287932

Seems to me he knows that threatening a witness may result in that witness refusing to testify against him. He seems to know that certain behavior could land him in jail.

He seems to find it ok to kill animals, but don't kill his, as in his childs rabbits - he found retaliation to be the answer. Retaliation takes thought imo - irrational thought, but thought.

Some of his past includes -

Corrao served three years in prison in Florida after being convicted of aggravated assault on a person 65 years or older, felony DUI, and fleeing from a law enforcement officer.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/03/family-man-fatally-injures-pinky-dancing-flamingo.html

If this course of action will ensure he stays locked up indefinitely this time, then this is the way to go. If it will have little to no benefit for the public, then I would like to see the past submissions to the court by these 'experts' that are claiming he's incompetent.
 
Woodland said:
Finding it difficult to buy into this man is 'suddenly' incompetent to stand trial.
...
He lived in Lake City, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, when in 2013 he executed his neighbor's dogs — he blamed them for killing his daughter's rabbits — and threatened a witness.
...
He wrote: "all u can drink and eat free," and "i will be tepsy tonight."

Facebook friends did not seem pleased with that status update. They told him to "behave himself" and "make a good impression for your kids."

To which Corrao responded: "I've never been to jail in Tampa."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/public...-orlando-man-throws-her-to-the-ground/2287932

Seems to me he knows that threatening a witness may result in that witness refusing to testify against him. He seems to know that certain behavior could land him in jail.

He seems to find it ok to kill animals, but don't kill his, as in his childs rabbits - he found retaliation to be the answer. Retaliation takes thought imo - irrational thought, but thought.

Some of his past includes -

Corrao served three years in prison in Florida after being convicted of aggravated assault on a person 65 years or older, felony DUI, and fleeing from a law enforcement officer.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/03/family-man-fatally-injures-pinky-dancing-flamingo.html

If this course of action will ensure he stays locked up indefinitely this time, then this is the way to go. If it will have little to no benefit for the public, then I would like to see the past submissions to the court by these 'experts' that are claiming he's incompetent.
Click to expand...
Per the article posted by cuffem:
Barber wants the doctors to discuss their findings and treatment options during a future hearing.
Click to expand...
snipped

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/02/17/no-trial-for-man-accused-of-killing-busch-gardens-flamingo/

He's currently free on bond. Scary to think someone who has a history of violence is free to inflict more pain and suffering while waiting for someone to decide on a course of treatment. IMO, it's time he is locked up for good, even if it's in a mental hospital.
 
Accused Busch Gardens flamingo killer deemed competent to stand trial
Accused Busch Gardens flamingo killer deemed competent to stand trial
Published: 11:16 AM EDT March 28, 2019
Updated: 5:49 PM EDT March 28, 2019
TAMPA, Fla. — The 45-year-old man accused of killing a popular dancing flamingo at Busch Gardens has been deemed competent to stand trial, according to court documents filed earlier this month.

Joseph Anthony Carrao is accused of reaching into an animal pen, grabbing a flamingo named Pinky and slamming her down in August 2016. Pinky was later euthanized.

At the time Carrao, 47, who had a previous criminal record for violent behavior, was deemed incompetent for trial.
[...]
 
Man who gained notoriety for Busch Gardens flamingo death is killed in Orlando collision
June 25, 2019
A man who drew the anger of animal rights advocates after he was accused of causing the death of a beloved Busch Gardens flamingo has died.

Joseph Corrao, 48, was killed June 5 when he was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a busy road near his home in Orlando, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A crash report says Corrao was walking north across State Road 50, near Story Partin Road in Orange County, shortly before 6 a.m. A Ford F-150 pickup was heading east and hit him. Rescue personnel took Corrao to Florida Hospital East, where he died.

The truck driver, who was uninjured, was not cited. An investigation of the collision is continuing.

The crash occurred about two months before Corrao was set to go to trial on an animal cruelty charge. He gained notoriety in August 2016 after he was accused in the death of Pinky. The flamingo delighted Busch Gardens patrons with its dance moves and served as one of the theme park's animal ambassadors.
[...]
Last week, prosecutors filed a formal notice that they had dropped the criminal charge upon learning of his death.
 
From what I know of the situation, this man had family that loved and tried to help him.I am not defending him and do not know him but I do know a relative.I would have some compassion for them.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

DNASolves

Who is Escambia County John Doe (1989)?

Staff online

Members online

... and 199 more.
Total: 3,822 (members: 200, guests: 3,622)

Online statistics

Members online
200
Guests online
3,622
Total visitors
3,822
Totals may include hidden visitors.

Forum statistics

Threads
592,298
Messages
17,966,965
Members
228,737
Latest member
clintbentwood
Back
Top