Dell Schanze was arrested in 2011 after posting a video on YouTube that showed him paragliding from a historic monument in Oregon that found him flying behind an owl. After chasing the bird for 7 minutes and kicking it, 3 years later, he's facing a judge.

Schanze faces a maximum of up to one year and six months in jail and fines of $105,000 if convicted on all counts.

It's animal cruelty," said Jeff Goin, President of the US Powered Paragliding Association "It just feels bad and gives the sport a bad name."

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