Teen in deer torture video given 2 years probation, community service

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. — One of two teenage boys recorded in a widely seen deer torture video in Pennsylvania was sentenced to two years probation, 200 hours of community service and he must be available to speak at hunting safety courses, schools and to youth groups.

According to WJAC, Alexander Smith pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor cruelty to animals charge among others. He was originally facing multiple felonies, but those charges were reportedly dismissed.

Also added to Smith’s sentence: his hunting license was revoked for 15 years.

The video, posted Nov. 30, was viewed tens of thousands of times worldwide before the Game Commission launched an investigation.

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The video was posted on Snapchat on the opening day of rifle season in Pennsylvania. The Game Commission said the teens kicked a deer in the face after it had been shot.

The agency said both Smith and the other teen were interviewed and confirmed they were hunting in an enclosed tree stand on property owned by Smith’s family in Jefferson County. The juvenile shot and wounded a buck. The animal couldn’t move due to the injury and that’s when the video of the abuse was taken and uploaded.

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