Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Wash., was charged by criminal complaint Tuesday, for harassing and attempting to harass a Hawaiian monk seal by throwing a large rock at the seal’s head in violation of the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act.

This guy deserves to be in jail!

>Lytvynchuk was “observed and filmed” on May 5 walking along the shoreline in Lahaina tracking the movements of the Hawaiian monk seal “Lani” as she playfully pushed a floating log close to the shoreline, according to the criminal complaint. Lytvynchuk then picked up a “large rock, took aim, and threw the rock directly at Lani’s head.”

>The rock narrowly missed her nose, startling her, and causing her to rear up out of the water, according to the complaint. Witnesses confronted Lytvynchuk and told him that they had called law enforcement. Lytvynchuk told the witnesses that he was “rich enough to pay the fines,” and walked away, the complaint says.