A young man in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty charges stemming from a “reprehensible” video of him and another teen torturing a wounded deer during a hunting trip in November. The teens, who were 18 and 16 at the time, had recorded themselves abusing the deer, later sharing the footage to social media. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWSFelony charges were ultimately dropped after Smith had pleaded guilty to misdemeanor cruelty charges, as well four other summary offenses, last week. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERA representative for the Pennsylvania Game Commission was not immediately available to offer comment on Smith’s sentencing for Fox News. “One of the defendants recently pleaded guilty to several charges, including a second-degree misdemeanor of cruelty to animals and several game-law violations.

Source: Fox News May 13, 2020 12:33 UTC