Brick Man Gets Probation For Running Over Geese In Toms River

TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Brick Township man has been sentenced to two years of probation for running over a family of Canada geese in a Toms River parking lot.

Quintin Alec-Manning, 22, additionally was sentenced Wednesday to perform 10 days of community service and is prohibited from owning or working with animals during his probation, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.

The prosecutor's office had asked Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan to sentence Alec-Manning, who pleaded guilty to a charge of animal cruelty on March 15, to 90 days in the Ocean County Jail as a condition of probation, but that was not included in the sentence, Billhimer said.

Five geese — adult geese and goslings — were run over in the parking lot at Indian Head Plaza in Toms River on May 29, 2019. Toms River police were told a driver had deliberately hit the geese and had driven off. Alec-Manning was arrested the next day and charged with killing the geese, police said at the time.

Canada geese are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which protects migratory birds under agreements with various nations, including Canada.

Penalties for killing the geese can range up to six months in jail and include fines; a Manasquan man was fined $1,000 in 2009 for shooting and killing a Canada goose that was pooping on his deck, NJ.com reported.

Assistant Prosecutor Victoria Veni handled the case. Toms River Township Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife investigated.