$1,000 reward in case of Sugar Land gator stabbed in the head

An alligator with a knife in its head was found in a Sugar Land neighborhood lake. An alligator with a knife in its head was found in a Sugar Land neighborhood lake. Photo: Courtesy Photo: Courtesy Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close $1,000 reward in case of Sugar Land gator stabbed in the head 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

The Texas Game Warden is working to track down the culprit who stuck a knife in an alligator's head.

Through its Operation Game Thief program, the game warden is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to a suspect, according to a release.

Sugar Land residents at Orchard Lakes Estates reported seeing the gator at the neighborhood's Pumpkin Lake in June.

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"It had what looked like a steak knife sticking out of its head, near its right eye," Erin Weaver, who lives at Orchard Lakes, told Chron.com Friday.

"I don't understand why someone would be so cruel."

Anyone with information should call the Operation Game Thief hotline at 1-800-792-game(4263).

See above for more on the gator with a knife in its head.

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