ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A 50-year-old Jackson man has been sentenced to 10 months in jail after being convicted of violently shaking his mother's pet parrot while carrying it in his backpack.

Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Melinda Morris sentenced Christopher Alan Turpen on Monday, crediting him for 101 days served.

Police have said that witnesses reported the colorful bird was shaken so violently that its feathers were scattered. Three 911 calls were made following the September incident on an Ann Arbor street.

Turpen told officers he was disciplining and training the bird. The parrot fought back, leaving one of his thumbs scratched and bloodied.

AnnArbor.com reports the Amazon parrot named Labamba is living with the Humane Society of Huron Valley.