It has been a few days since I posted about some idiot who got arrested for something really stupid, but:
Andrew J. Castor, 14, [address snipped] was arrested on charges of felony cruelty to animals, feeding a gator and the theft of the cat.
It seems that Andrew took a sleeping 12 year-old cat off a chair on his neighbor's porch, kicked it a couple of times, then threw it to an alligator living in a canal near his house.
“Twelve years he’s been with me,” said Maldonado, 48. “He was like family. He was like my son.”Castor’s father said his son deeply regretted his actions.
“The boy’s never been in trouble in his life,” said Patrick Castor, 38. “And yes, he does feel bad about it. He’s been crying over it ever since last night.”
The cruelty to animals charge is a third-degree felony, since it involves a cruel death or an excessive infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering.
If tried as an adult, Castor could get a maximum sentence of five years in jail and/or a $10,000 fine.
The state attorney's office hadn't decided what charges to pursue Friday or whether Castor would be tried as an adult, said spokeswoman Chere Avery.
Now I am pretty sure that this cat was not involved in the shooting I reported about before. [see also]
attribution: news-press.com via A Gaggle of Girls
Posted by Tiger at May 16, 2003 10:05 PM