Nation ‘Carl deserves our tears’: Corrections officer cited in abduction, death of Carl the Rooster April 29, 2022 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Carl deserves our tears’: Corrections officer cited in abduction, death of Carl the Rooster Carl the Rooster was a mainstay of downtown Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where business owners would leave out water for him, the Sun Herald reported.