Florida woman arrested for riding sea turtle

Police in Florida arrested a woman after photos of her riding a sea turtle went viral.

Melbourne Police Department arrested Stephanie Moore, 20, on Saturday on a felony warrant relating to the possession, selling, or molestation of marine turtle or eggs nest, according to a Facebook post on their page.

The police were alerted to the crime after photos of two females riding on sea turtles flooded social media in July. Melbourne Police say multiple complaints were made about the incident and were sent to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who launched a full criminal investigation.

See photos of Moore and the incident:

Moore was allegedly one of the two women seen sitting or riding on the turtles in the photos.

Police came across Moore on Saturday when they responded to a disturbance in the area. There, they approached her with the felony warrant and arrested her. She is being held on $2000 bail.

In Florida, WESH reports that it is a third-degree felony to injure, harm, harass, capture or attempt to capture any marine turtles, eggs or nests, according to the Marine Turtle Protection Act.

Watch below to see how a coast guard drug mission became a sea turtle rescue:

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