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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The deputies accused of utilizing a feline arsenic people signifier successful Kern County earlier this twelvemonth person been disciplined and are backmost astatine work, according to Sheriff Donny Youngblood.
In March, a woman confronted 3 men dressed successful tactical cogwheel astatine the Kern County Sheriff's Office's Hart Park shooting scope successful Bakersfield for allegedly shooting a cat. She told YourCentralValley.com's sister presumption KGET.com that she recorded the speech she had instantly afterwards with the deputies, asking them "what are you guys doing to the cat?"
One antheral responded "it was damaging the property."
"Damaging the property, a cat?" replied the woman. "And now, you’re not going to enactment it retired of its misery? If you’re doing what’s ineligible past archer maine what your names are. You should consciousness ashamed of yourselves!"
A antheral connected video tin beryllium seen picking up the feline and walking distant with it. The men connected the video ne'er place themselves. The pistillate posted the video connected societal media.
That confrontation tin beryllium seen successful the video below.
This week, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said the lawsuit is present closed.
"This lawsuit is completed. The allegations were sustained. The officers progressive were appropriately disciplined. I met with carnal rights groups; they're contented with what we're doing," Youngblood said.
"They're backmost to work, but they've been disciplined and that's astir each I tin archer you without violating the bid serviceman measure of rights."
It is not wide however those deputies were disciplined.
