Leon Teague, 18, of the 6900 block of South King Drive, was charged with a felony count of animal torture and a misdemeanor count of depiction of animal cruelty, according to a release from the Chicago Police Department.
Authorities arrested Teague after he was identified in the video, uploaded to Facebook, as the person who scalded the cat around 10 p.m. Tuesday, the release said.
In the video, a white cat with black spots meows near a blue litter box and a feeding tray outside the rear porch of a home.
A man in the background yells, “Move, b----, move!”
The video shows someone behind the camera holding a black pot with hot water. The man makes noises to lure the cat and throws the water on it.
The cat starts howling loudly and runs away. The man behind the camera continues to yell. “Get the f--- from over here b---- and don’t come back,” he says.
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The police department’s Animal Crimes Unit worked with Cook County sheriff’s department to gather information and identifying Teague, according to the release.
The incident took place in the 6900 block of South King Drive, and the cat was last seen in that area but ran away when officers tried to catch it, according to police.
Teague is scheduled to appear in Cook County bond court Friday.
(Chicago Tribune - Feb 5, 2016)
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