BRONX TEENAGER CONVICTED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ATTEMPTED
BURGLARY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF HER FORMER
ROOMMATE’S CAT
Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today that a 17-year-old defendant was convicted of attempted burglary and animal cruelty in the brutal death of her former roommate’s cat.
Cheyenne Cherry, of the Bronx, pled guilty to one felony count of Attempted Burglary in the 3rd degree and one misdemeanor count of Agriculture and Markets Law 353. The guilty pleas were entered before State Supreme Court Justice Margaret Clancy who set sentencing for Friday, July 31, 2009.
Cherry admitted that she went to her former roommate’s apartment to commit a crime and that she participated in an act of animal cruelty by being present when the cat “Tiger Lily”, was placed in a heated oven causing its death. The incident occurred on May 6, 2009 at 721 Tinton Avenue, the Bronx.
Under terms of the plea agreement, Cherry will be sentenced to two concurrent terms of one year in jail and has waived early release. Cherry will also be prohibited from either owning an animal or living in a residence where an animal is present, for a period of three years upon her release from jail. The plea agreement was the result of evaluating the evidence, interviews with witnesses, and consultation with the victim.
A second defendant, a 14-year-old juvenile, is being tried in Family Court.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Troiano of the Arson /Auto/Economic Crime Bureau.
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