According to court documents obtained by Action News, Franklin Zeigler, 29, of Cape May, admitted to killing the seagull after it attempted to take french fries from his daughter.

It happened on July 6, when police say 29-year-old Franklin Zeigler, of Cape May, was arrested after a seagull was found decapitated at Morey's Pier, 2501 Boardwalk.

Franklin Zeigler, 29, of Cape May, was at Surfside Pier in Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Water Parks on the Wildwood boardwalk on July 6 when a mooching seagull tried to make off with the fries.

It happened on July 6, when police say 29-year-old Franklin Zeigler, of Cape May, was arrested after a seagull was found decapitated at Morey's Pier, 2501 Boardwalk.

Police said they responded to an "animal cruelty incident," where witnesses said they saw a man, later identified as 29-year-old Franklin Zeigler (29) of Cape May, N.J., allegedly decapitate a ...

Franklin Ziegler, 29, of Cape May, allegedly killed a seagull by decapitating it in front of people at Morey's Piers in North Wildwood on July 6, authorities said. He has been charged with animal ...

A Cape May man is accused of beheading a seagull that was trying to steal French fries from his daughter. Franklin Zeigler, 29, was charged with animal cruelty after a recent incident in Wildwood ...

Witnesses told police that a man, later identified as 29-year-old Franklin Zeigler of Cape May, New Jersey, had decapitated a seagull. During the investigation, Zeigler was irate and uncooperative ...

Witnesses told police that a man, later identified as 29-year-old Franklin Zeigler of Cape May, New Jersey, had decapitated a seagull. During the investigation, ...

North Wildwood police charged Franklin Zeigler, 29, of Cape May, with third-degree animal cruelty for killing the animal over Independence Day weekend.

North Wildwood police charged Franklin Zeigler, 29, of Cape May, with third-degree animal cruelty for killing the animal over Independence Day weekend.

Franklin Zeigler, 29, of Cape May, was at Surfside Pier in Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Water Parks on the Wildwood boardwalk on July 6 when a mooching seagull tried to make off with the fries.