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Man accepts plea deal over bunny deaths

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A 35-year-old Winter Haven man has accepted a plea deal for killing three bunnies with his hands during an argument with his wife.
 
Reginald Owen Sear Jr. accepted the plea Friday in Polk County Court.
 
According to The Ledger (http://bit.ly/H3drZ4), Sear could receive about two years in prison and five years of probation under the terms of his agreement with prosecutors.
 
Police say Sear killed the animals during a May 24 argument with his wife about who would wake up to feed the bunnies. Sear took the bunnies into the bathroom and twisted them with his hands.
 
Sentencing is set for April 11.