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Jun 19, 2008 8:46 am US/Eastern

Man Pleads Guilty In Duck Attack On Long Island

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) ― A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to shooting a neighbor's duck in an attack that led a court to approve an order of protection for the bird.

The duck—named Circles—has fully recovered from the pellet gunshot wound to his throat.

Mastic resident Ylik Mathews is expected to be sentenced next month to a year in county jail after pleading guilty to felony aggravated animal cruelty. The 21-year-old admitted to shooting the yellow-billed Pekin duck on March 17.

Matthews' attorney, Mark G. Kirshner, says his client "maintains it was an accident" and "is happy the duck is doing well."

The judge in the case agreed Wednesday to continue the order of protection for the duck and his owner.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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