Zaxby's 12-foot inflatable chicken -- stolen a couple months ago from outside the Georgia Center for Continuing Education -- has been returned after a woman spotted it in a fraternity's back yard Saturday, the Athens Banner-Herald reports.
Two Beta Theta Pi members hid the bird until this past weekend, when they inflated it and spray painted "Pledge Party" on the chicken's chest, police told the newspaper.
Confronted by police, the two confessed, washed the paint off, apologized to Zaxby's management and offered to pay for any damages, according to the report.
"I did not think about the possible repercussions of my actions," one of the frat members wrote in his witness statement. "I did not intend for any damages to occur to the chicken."
Zaxby's opted not to press charges, but the University of Georgia's Office of Student Conduct still could take action, according to the Banner-Herald.
Zaxby's had offered a $750 reward for information leading to the return of the $3,000 chicken, the paper said
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