{
  "id": 1049065,
  "title": "Teenager pleas guilty to attacking California sea lion in viral video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/teenager-pleas-guilty-to-attacking-california-sea-lion-in-viral-video",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T13:54:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/15/teen-pleas-guilty-california-sea-lion-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}