The Moss Beach man accused of de-feathering Mango the parrot and assaulting two friends including a legless man with a barbecue and flower pot must wait another three weeks to learn if he'll stand trial on multiple felonies.
Grady Powless, 48, has already pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of vandalism and one felony count of cruelty to another person's animal. Powless was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on the evidence yesterday but his court-appointed attorney, Lisa Novak, asked for more time to investigate the case.
It was the second delay since Powless entered a plea. He now returns to court July 7.
On May 2, an intoxicated Powless allegedly threw a beer bottle at a friend's car before kicking the legless man in the groin and hitting him with a barbecue lid. When the victim's caregiver, Michael Monoghan holding Mango the Brazilian parrot tried intervening in the brawl, Powless reportedly turned on him. Powless deliberately pulled out the feathers from Mango's tail but the 3-year-old bird is making a complete recovery, according to his owner Monoghan.
Powless tried stomping Mango to death, according to police reports. However, Monoghan said a day after the incident Powless only squeezed the animal.
The men also say Powless had been drinking since the night before the incident and had recently stopped taking his medication.
Powless remains in custody in lieu of $100,000 bail.
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