Weasel Marten or Mink

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Man with dead weasel-like creature accused of Hoquiam assault

The victim asked, "Why are you carrying a weasel?" Police said the attacker said, "It's not a weasel, it's a martin," then punched him in the nose and fled.

He said he had found the martin dead near Hoquiam, but police don't know why he carried it with him. A martin is a member of the weasel family.

Thankfully, the local press didn't stop there and updated the story with urgent information.

Hoquiam 'weasel' assault case involved mink, not marten

Now, Hoquiam Police Chief Jeff Myers tells KXRO the animal actually was a mink. He says martens haven't been seen in the Grays Harbor area for 50 years.

I'm glad that's solved.