Teenagers seen on video assaulting a deer have been charged with animal cruelty.
3 min readSTOCK PHOTO/Getty Imagesof"holding down and repeatedly kicking" a helpless deer have been charged, officials said Friday.
Smith and the other teenager, both of Brookville, were captured on social media videos assaulting the immobile white-tailed deer on Nov. 30, 2019, in Beaver Township, Pennsylvania, authorities said. The incident began when the two were out hunting and the juvenile allegedly shot and wounded the buck, but missed with a follow-up shot.The deer was immobilized and Smith and the other teen then assaulted it and recorded their actions, according to the game commission.If convicted, Smith faces a maximum of 37 years incarcerated and multiple years of hunting license revocation, according to the game commission. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Gregory M.
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