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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – A fisherman accused of stabbing a sea lion in the heart with a steak knife after the animal stole his bait has been arrested.
Hai Nguyen, 24, was fishing off a Newport pier about 12:30 p.m. Friday when he attacked the animal, authorities said. “It was close enough so he could just reach out and stab it in the water,” said Sgt. Evan Sailor, a police spokesman. “A number of pe ...
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