Florida Cops Arrest Woman, 20, Wanted on Warrant for Riding Sea Turtle

A Florida woman wanted after a picture of her riding a sea turtle went viral on social media was arrested early Saturday, police said, NBC News reported.

Stephanie Moore, 20, was jailed on a $2,000 bond on a felony warrant on charges of possessing, selling or molesting a marine turtle or eggs nest, the Melbourne Police Department said on Facebook.

Florida's Marine Turtle Protection Act makes it a third-degree felony to injure, harm, harass, capture or attempt to capture any marine turtles, eggs or nests.

Moore was allegedly one of two women sitting on sea turtles in photographs from early July.  

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