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Case #768 Rating: 3.3 out of 5
Goose beaten to death with golf club
Davidson, NC (US)Incident Date: Friday, Feb 7, 2003
County: Mecklenburg
Disposition: Convicted
Defendants/Suspects:
» Jacob Charlson
» Andrew Mincey
» John North Moore, III
» Graham Lambert Hunter
» Oscar Hernandez
» Thomas Carroll Jeter
» George Stephen Tolson
Case Updates: 2 update(s) available
Two more Davidson College students are in jail for allegedly beating a goose to death near campus. 17-year-old Jacob Charlson and 18-year-old Andrew Mincey were arrested in connection to the crime.
A total of seven members of Kappa Sigma fraternity are facing animal cruelty charges. Police say they lured the white goose from a nearby pond with bread crumbs and beat it to death with a golf club.
Witnesses say the men then tossed the goose into the trunk of a car and drove away. One of the witnesses was able to get the license tag number of the car and notified authorities.
21-year-old John North Moore III, 19-year-old Graham Lambert Hunter, 18-year-old Oscar Hernandez, 18-year-old Thomas Carroll Jeter and 19-year-old George Stephen Tolson -- were arrested Feb 7 and charged with felony cruelty to animals and conspiracy to commit cruelty to animals.
They were taken to the Mecklenburg County jail. Hunter, Tolson, Hernandez and Jeter were released on a $15,000 bond each. Moore was released about 5:15 a.m. on a $20,000 bond, jail records show.
After the criminal investigation is complete, the students could face disciplinary action from the school. Davidson College has suspended activities of the fraternity while it investigates the incident.
Case UpdatesThe Supreme Executive Committee of Kappa Sigma fraternity shut down its Davidson College chapter. At its quarterly meeting in Dallas, the fraternity's five-member international governing board voted unanimously to revoke the chapter's charter "for conduct unbecoming a chapter of our fraternity," said Mitchell Wilson, executive director of the fraternity.
The action, effective immediately, means the 64-member chapter, which was suspended after the killing, is no longer in operation.
A new chapter, made up of students not affiliated with the current one, could form at Davidson later. But Mitchell said that would not happen for at least two years. | | Update posted on Mar 30, 2003 - 3:36PM |
On March 18, the seven students appeared in court after accepting the conditions of the deferred prosecution program. Each of the seven students will have to perform 100 hours of community service with the N.C. Wildlife Commission and the Mecklenburg Parks and Recreation Department. They also must submit to substance abuse and psychological evaluations and will undergo counseling if necessary. The students also won't be allowed to own any pets for the one-year term of the deferred prosecution program.
Under the program, the students must acknowledge their wrongdoing. If they abide by the program's conditions and don't get into any more trouble with the law during the next year, the charges will be dismissed. If they fail to meet those conditions, prosecutors can try them on the animal cruelty charges and use their admissions against them at trial.
Source: Charlotte Observer | | Update posted on Mar 19, 2003 - 7:40AM |
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