A male juvenile might be prosecuted to address a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty implicating him of tossing a cat off a bridge and into a creek bed at a park in Northridge, Harrison Twp., just recently.
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And a man who videotaped the event likewise has charges that being examined by the county district attorney’s workplace, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post released Friday night.
The juvenile, whose age has actually not been revealed, has actually been booked into the county Juvenile Justice Center. The adult, whose name and age have actually not been revealed since no charge has actually been submitted, has actually been cooperative with constable’s private investigators, according to the post.
News Center 7 obtained video of the juvenile, who takes a cat and introduces it over his head and into a shallow creek at the park. There are a variety of products in the creek the cat might have struck, consisting of a shopping cart and a piece of rock.
“It breaks my heart,” Northridge local David Crosby informed News Center 7′s Kayla McDermott, “It breaks my heart.”
McDermott revealed the video to individuals in the neighborhood, all of whom responded in scary.
Amanda Smith saw the video online and thought there was more than one juvenile included.
“I felt like just nauseous. I was just kind of like ‘Oh my gosh, did that really just happen?’ “
She tipped off the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office about the juveniles because they need to be punished, she said, whether or not the cat survived.
Sheriff Rob Streck said a deputy was able to locate the cat, which suffered no apparent injuries and was back with his family.
“Causing cruelty to animals is a sign that could lead to other things in adulthood,” he said.
Smith said that after she notified the constable’s workplace about the video, the juvenile learnt and sent her a message declaring not to appreciate the cat or anybody else’s sensations. She revealed Streck that message.
“Hurting a defenseless animal and then bragging about it, saying you know nobody can touch us nobody can do this, it’s all nonsense,” the constable said.
Smith, who explains herself as a worried neighborhood member, said, “These kids need saved because obviously they have too much time on their hands.”