Ewe and yearling fatally shot Thurmont, MD (US) Incident Date: Thursday, Jun 30, 2005 County: Frederick Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Abuser/Suspect: Nicholas Whetzel Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 6682 Classification: Shooting Animal: sheep View more cases in MD (US) Login to Watch this Case

A Frederick County man is facing charges in a July 2005 fatal shooting of two sheep at a farm on Apples Church Road in Thurmont.

Nicholas Whetzel, 23, of Sabillasville faces two counts of aggravated animal cruelty. According to charging documents, Whetzel and a friend were on a trip to shoot groundhogs when Whetzel shot twice at the sheep with a .22-caliber rifle. The friend gave the account to animal control investigators.

A ewe was killed, and a yearling was wounded so badly that it had to be euthanized

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WBAL News - December 21, 2005

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