A Florida woman was arrested on animal cruelty charges after an investigation revealed she had driven over several baby ducks, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Beverly Sasberry, 64, was charged on 11 felony counts alleging she intentionally ran over the ducklings, the sheriff’s office stated in a Facebook post.

The arrest came after a couple reported they had on April 25 watched a woman in a red Honda Accord drive over the group of ducklings, turning her vehicle around multiple times to hit them, on Tempest Street on the west side of the city.

“The couple confronted the woman a few days later, and she told them she intentionally killed the ducks because she was upset they made a mess in her yard,” the sheriff’s office stated.

The couple then reported the incident to the sheriff’s office’s patrol officers and shared surveillance video of the woman driving over the ducklings.

The officers identified the car owner as Sasberry and pulled her over on April 30.

After interviewing Sasberry, they arrested her and she was booked into jail on the animal cruelty charges.

She posted $27,650 bond on the 11 charges plus one for reckless driving and was released from jail on May 1, according to the sheriff’s office.

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