PEORIA, Ill. – A decide has launched from custody a young person accused of throwing a cat out of a transferring car in rural Peoria County.
The Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office says the 16-year-old male was charged in court docket Thursday of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals and Depiction of Animal Cruelty.
The teen was launched from custody regardless of objections from prosecutors.
The state’s legal professional’s workplace says the case will stay in juvenile court docket due to the costs and a scarcity of a legal historical past from the teenager.
The 16-year-old is accused of throwing the cat out of a car touring at a high-rate of pace Monday night on the intersection of U.S. Route 150 and Illinois 78, together with making a Snapchat video of it and sending it to a few folks.
An investigation into the incident continues.