Allentown pizzeria mistakenly butchers deer

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - December 3, 2008 John Okumus is the manager of Stromboli Pizza. He calls Tuesday's incident a huge misunderstanding.

Okumus says he shot a doe and planned to give it to his friend. He wrapped the animal in plastic and dropped it off in a back area of the kitchen, hoping the friend would pick it up. Okumus then went home.

He says a cook mistakenly started butchering the deer, and a customer saw what was happening.

The Allentown Health Department investigated but did not issue a citation.

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