ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — It's unclear exactly what set the suspect off.
The St. Johns County deputy was just doing his job. Deputy Carson was conducting a traffic stop Feb. 29 in the Vermont Heights neighborhood when he was approached by an obviously hostile turkey.
This gobbler's attitude was fowl.
One commenter on the sheriff's office's Facebook page wondered if this turkey was protecting his "harem." There was a group of hens nearby who watched the turkey cross the road and accost the deputy. This bird's moves were poultry in motion.
Maybe the turkey - who behaved like a jerky - was angry at Carson for repeatedly calling him a chicken. And if that wasn't bad enough, the deputy kept screaming at the angry bird yelling, "QUACK! QUACK!"
Maybe he was still mourning some of his friends lost to the plate this past November. Maybe he's tired of jokes like:
- Why did the police arrest the turkey? – They suspected fowl play.
- What did the mother turkey say to her misbehaving child? – You’re making your grandmother roll over in her gravy!
- What’s the best song to play while cooking a turkey? – All About That Baste.
Approaching this deputy as he conducted the county's business created a new joke: Why did the turkey cross the road?
Whatever the reason for this turkey getting his feathers in a bunch, Deputy Carson showed great composure. A few swats of his cap and a couple of front kicks were clearly aimed at scaring the bird rather than hurting him.
He concluded his traffic stop and no injuries were reported.
Two hundred and sixty days 'til Thanksgiving, but who's counting? Gobble-Gobble ... or Quack-Quack.