Missouri men are jailed for four years after posting video of themselves on Facebook killing a kitten by dragging it behind a car
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BRANSON NEWS: Kyle Williams, 18, and Jordan Hall, 19, drove for five minutes, laughing as the cat died Williams posted a picture with the caption ‘try to guess how I killed my cat’Prosecutor thanked social media good samaritans who tracked the teens downBy
Daily Mail Online Reporter
Published:
10:30 EST, 4 March 2018
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10:30 EST, 4 March 2018
Two Missouri men who sparked outrage by tying a kitten to a car’s bumper and dragging it to its death were sentenced Friday to prison.Kyle Williams, 18, also from Branson, was sentenced to four years for animal abuse and three years for armed criminal action, to be served consecutively after posting footage of his cat’s death to Facebook. Jordan Hall, 19, of Branson was also sentenced to four years behind bars for animal abuse. According to the Taney County, Missouri prosecutor’s office, Williams will also serve five years for ‘possession of a weapon in a county jail, relating to the sharpening of a spork into a ‘shank’.’
Jordan Hall (left), 19, told police he knew it was wrong. Kyle Williams (right), 18, will serve additional time
The two had plead guilty to animal abuse charges, after the horrifying incident. It started last June when, according to court documents, a video was posted to a private Facebook group. It showed the cat being dragged for nearly five minutes while the duo laugh.The car stops twice but begins again when the cat is seen to be still alive, with a person saying: ‘Keep going. Don’t stop. He’s almost dead.’According to the Kansas City Star, members of the group Cellulites: Salvation ‘were furious after he allegedly posted a photo of himself next to the tortured, bloodied kitten, one eye popped out of its head, the newspaper reported.
Kyel Williams posted this picture to Facebook. The cat has been cropped out as it is too …
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