A Jamaican man has been sentenced to six months in prison for capturing a crocodile and keeping it as a pet.
Police said neighbors called them after seeing the 4-foot (1.2-meter) reptile tied up near a pool in 26-year-old Donald Cornwall’s backyard.
Cornwall said in court Thursday that he meant no harm to the animal and he always wanted one as a pet.
Crocodiles in Jamaica are found mostly in the island’s south-central mangroves and in swampy areas of the capital.