Aguayo, Izzo not charged with killing of fraternity's turtle

Florida State University kicker Ricky Aguayo and tight end Ryan Izzo were suspects in a burglary at a College Avenue fraternity house where they were accused of smashing a coffee table and ripping a pet turtle in half.

The February incident occurred at the house next door to where police reports say Aguayo was punched in the face two months earlier by Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members. That fraternity was closed down earlier this month in the wake of the death of a 20-year-old pledge at an off-campus party.

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Police reports say at about 2 a.m. Feb. 18, Aguayo, Izzo and another man known only as “Shane” were found on the first floor of the neighboring Phi Sigma Kappa house, which had been ransacked.

Fraternity member Daniel Furmanski, who was awoken by loud "celebratory chants coming from the living room," spotted one of the football players holding the house pet turtle, named "Turntle."

Its shell was ripped from its body, according to the police report, and it appeared dead.

The fraternity brother told police it was unclear who killed the turtle. He never confronted the football players nor asked them to leave. Fraternity members told police they did not know Aguayo or Izzo personally and had no issues with the football players.

Police said it appeared the trio entered the home through the unlocked front door. Fraternity members said it was not uncommon for people to stumble into the house from the nearby college bars.

The owner of the turtle, Tyler Carbonelli, Furmanski and the chapter's president Austin Burge, did not want to press charges. On Feb. 23, State Attorney Doug Hall, who oversees the misdemeanor division, declined to pursue the case because no one saw who killed the turtle.

Florida State University officials have not yet responded to a request for comment.

Contact Karl Etters at ketters@tallahassee.com or @KarlEtters on Twitter.