Lytvynchuk’s defense attorney, Myles Breiner, claims his client was trying to protect sea turtles, mistaking the monk seal for an aggressive sea lion.

“So his response was not to hurt this monk seal, but to get it away from the turtles,” Breiner stated.

Oh, I mean… people can make mistakes. I wouldn’t jump to…

The witness confronted Lytvynchuk, who allegedly responded that “he did not care and was ‘rich’ enough to pay any fines.”

Welp.