Law students accused of beheading exotic bird at Flamingo

Two men who say they are California law school students have been arrested after police said they killed and decapitated an exotic bird that was part the Flamingo's Wildlife Habitat.

Eric Cuellar and Justin Teixeira, both 24, were jailed Friday on charges of suspicion of conspiracy and willful malicious killing of wildlife.

Police said the two men were seen Friday laughing and throwing around the body of a dead, 14-year-old, helmeted guineafowl at the Flamingo. The large bird was part of a garden area at the hotel-casino with ponds and streams that houses many types of birds.

Authorities said surveillance video show the men chasing the bird into some trees. Witnesses said the two emerged carrying the body and severed head of the bird.

Police said the men claimed to study at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and had student identification cards. It's not clear if they have attorneys.