The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney's office announced the charges.
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The FWC's four month long investigation into the video of the shark being dragged behind a boat at a high speed confirmed numerous criminal violations.
The suspects are 23-year-old Spencer Heintz of Palmetto, Florida, 28-year-old Robert Lee Benac of Bradenton, Florida, and 21-year-old Michael Wenzel of Plametto, Florida.
Mugshots of three men charged in infamous shark dragging incident
They are all charged with two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty.
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The suspects turned themselves in on Tuesday.
Wenzel and Heintz have bonded out, but Benac remains in the Hillsborough lockup.