Kitten beaten with lock and chain, smothered
Farmington, ME (US)Incident Date: Tuesday, Jan 23, 2007
County: Franklin
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: William L. Griffin
A man pleaded guilty on March 16 to beating a kitten with a lock and chain and smothering it to death between Jan. 2 and Jan. 23.
William L. Griffin, 27, was ordered to serve 60 days of an 18-month jail sentence and two years of probation.
Franklin County Superior Court Justice Joseph Jabar also ordered Griffin to pay $250 of a $1,000 fine.
Jabar granted Assistant District Attorney Andrew Robinson's request to impose a lifetime injunction on Griffin to never own another pet.
Griffin, of 229 High St., was indicted on a charge of aggravated cruelty to animals on March 13 by a Franklin County grand jury.
Robinson said if the case went to trial, the court would have heard testimony from a Farmington police officer that Griffin used a chain with a lock on it to beat the kitten and then used a pillow to suffocate it.
Griffin also admitted to police that he kicked and threw the animal.
Once the kitten was removed from a hiding place, police took it to a Farmington veterinarian who determined the animal died from blunt trauma and suffocation, Robinson said.
Griffin has three prior convictions, including unlawful sexual assault in 1998 and assault on a police officer in 2001.
Andrews requested that Griffin undergo a psychological evaluation and any treatment requested by Community Corrections Alternatives.
Griffin must also pay $40 restitution to the Farmington Police Department for a veterinarian bill. References« Back to Search Results
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