Three Florida men have been arrested after pilfering a 9-foot, purple chicken statue.

Defendants Darrin Edwards, Tyler Jones and James Smith were booked into the Putnam County Jail and charged with grand theft.  Edwards was also charged with violating the terms of his probation.

Sheriff's deputies said they received an incident call at about 6 a.m. last Tuesday.   The statue's owner, Ben Smith, said he heard (more…)