A Texas teen accused of killing a competitor's show goat with a force-fed poison has been forced to kill her cats, dogs without adult supervision, according to the latest court order in a felony case. , it is said that you cannot touch the rabbit.
Aubrey VanLandingham, 17, admitted to poisoning Willy, a 6-month-old goat, on Oct. 23, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital. She told police the goat's owner was a “scammer” and that she “doesn't like scammers,” according to the documents.
VanLandingham is charged with felony animal cruelty and is awaiting trial at home after posting $5,000 bail.
A recent court order prohibits her from interacting or contacting the victim's family or caring for any animals other than her own pets, and only if her parents or other adult are present. You can meet your pet. She was ordered to submit to a drug test, documents said.
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Aubrey VanLandingham, 17, is accused of killing a rival contestant's show goat by force-feeding it pesticide. (Williamson County Sheriff's Office)
Surveillance footage from Nov. 23, provided by Vista Ridge High School to Cedar Park police, shows VanLandingham using a dredge gun to force goats to drink pesticide in the school's barn, and then “cutting the goat's head off.'' The video shows him pushing the syringe while holding it down. If you throw something like an item into a goat's throat, it will “fight”[s] To be free,” court documents state.
She then checked on the goat twice within the next two hours, called the goat's owner's mother to tell her the goat was “acting weird,” and posted a video of the goat convulsing to another boy. Court documents state that it was sent to.
Read the conditions imposed on the order Vanlandingham bond:
A subsequent court-ordered search of VanLandingham's cellphone included search queries such as “Amount of bleach can kill animals” and “Pet poisoning, what you need to know.” Ta.
Willie died in his owner's arms about 21 hours later after being taken to a veterinarian's office due to “sneezing, diarrhea, coughing and shaking.” During the autopsy five days later, the odor of pesticide “permeated the room,” according to the affidavit.
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Ms. VanLandingham was also a contestant on the show along with her goat, Lacey. (Ben Hastie/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)
A pathologist determined the animal's cause of death was organophosphate poisoning from phosmet, an insecticide commonly used to control ectoparasites in livestock.
Both VanLandingham and Willie's owner were members of Vista Ridge. America's Future Farmers.
VanLandingham was recently named president of the organization and was a cheerleader at the school in suburban Austin, the Daily Mail reported. She frequently posted on social media about her show goat, Lacey, who was paraded at animal shows around the state.
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Goats poke their heads out of a trailer heading to market after the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Junior Market Goat Show at the NRG Center in Houston on March 9, 2018. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Prosecutors claimed VanLandingham poisoned the junior goat to ensure his victory at an upcoming event.
VanLandingham's attorney told KXAN: “My minor client and his family are working hard to resolve the legal and non-legal issues raised by these allegations, and we are committed to continuing our story. I am grateful for the judicial process that allows me to tell my story.”
The victim's mother told the Daily Mail that the boy appeared to have no remorse.
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“The whole thing is strange. We want justice. We don't want a slap on the wrist. We want to make sure she is punished. At this point, she She doesn't think she will be punished. She needs to, she needs to take responsibility for what she did,” her mother told the outlet, adding that her parents did not want her to go to prison. He added that he had gone to seek psychological help.
“You can't even cheat when it comes to showing goats,” she says. “That doesn't make sense. So that's where the jealousy really comes in.”
Originally scheduled for this week, the boy's next hearing has been postponed to March, according to court documents. On the charges under Texas law, she could face up to two years in prison or a $10,000 fine. She has not yet entered a plea. Fox News Digital was unable to reach her attorney for comment by press time.
