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Rich La Jolla punk faces justice after kicking helpless sea lion in viral attack

Steady2 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days
Fri, 14 August 2026peak 2 reports on Fri, 14 August 2026Sat, 15 August 2026

What it is about

Rich La Jolla punkTeenNew York PostLa Jolla CoveSan DiegoManThe New York TimesLos Angeles TimesKPBSCaliforniaLa JollaTyler MuehlUltimate Fighting ChampionshipLa Jolla neighborhood

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
Google News - Top Stories1 original report1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report
14 Aug, 04:19over 34 hours15 Aug, 13:54

How it spread - 3 original reports

  1. Fri, 14 August 2026

    2 reports
    • Google News - Top Stories04:19first to report

      Rich La Jolla punk faces justice after kicking helpless sea lion in viral attack New York Post Teen who kicked sea lion in viral video in San Diego pleads guilty fox5sandiego.com 'Federal crime. Federal consequences' | La Jolla man pleads guilty to kicking sea lion cbs8.com Man caught on video kicking sea lion pleads guilty, faces prison time: "Federal crime. Federal consequences." cbsnews.com Teen admits in guilty plea to kicking sea lion in La Jolla Cove San Diego Union-Tribune

    • Google News - Top Stories23:50

      Man, 18, Pleads Guilty to Repeatedly Kicking Sea Lion in California The New York Times 'Unacceptable': La Jolla man who admitted kicking a sea lion faces a year in jail and $100,000 fine Los Angeles Times 'Federal crime. Federal consequences' | La Jolla man pleads guilty to kicking sea lion cbs8.com La Jolla man, 18, pleads guilty to sea lion attack captured on video KPBS Teen admits in guilty plea to kicking sea lion in La Jolla Cove San Diego Union-Tribune

  2. Sat, 15 August 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World13:54

      Tyler Muehl, 18, could face a year in prison for kicking marine animal four times on La Jolla coast An 18-year-old California man has admitted he kicked a sea lion in a video that went viral recently – while referring to himself by the name of an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor – and has pleaded guilty to a federal crime. Tyler Muehl, of San Diego’s La Jolla neighborhood, faces up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine after acknowledging in court on Thursday that he violated...

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