BAYARD, Fla. -- A Jacksonville man was arrested after investigators received an anonymous tip and found four alligators and a crocodile at his home, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Robert S. Hayes, 55, was arrested on four misdemeanor counts of possession of an American alligator and one felony charge of possessing a crocodile. Scott Hayes, 26, is wanted in connection with the incident.

"When we responded to the residence, there were alligators and a crocodile in a concrete fish pond with a 3-foot fence around it," said FWC investigator Kevin Larson.

The crocodile was identified as a New Guinea crocodile, which is not a native species in Florida. Neither man had permits to possess the reptiles, and Hayes said he did not know how the alligators got into the pond, wildlife officials said.

"Mr. Hayes did tell us they fed the reptiles live chickens," Larson said. "They would put corn around the pond and then put a chicken in the enclosure to eat the corn. The gators and crocodile would then eat the chicken."

An investigation showed that the alligators were captured from the wild, and the crocodile may have been stolen from the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, according to wildlife investigators.

Wildlife officers caught the four alligators and the crocodile.

The owner of the alligator farm said his staff could identify the crocodile, which is valued at about $2,500.

"The crocodile was positively identified as belonging to the farm," Larson said.

The crocodile was returned to the alligator farm, where the alligators were also delivered for safekeeping.

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