The cheerleader who was accused of poisoning the opponent’s goat was given a special punishment
A Texas teenager accused of killing a competitor’s goat with force-fed poison cannot have contact with her own cat, dog or rabbit without adult supervision, according to a recent court order.
Aubrey VanLandingham, 17, admitted poisoning his 6-month-old baby Willie the goat on Oct. 23, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital. She told police the goat’s owner was a “crook” and “she doesn’t like crooks,” according to the documents.
VanLandingham faces a charge of animal cruelty and is awaiting trial at home after posting a $5,000 bond.
A recent court order prohibits her from contacting or having contact with the victim’s family or caring for any animals other than her own pets, and she is only allowed to visit with her parents or other adults. According to the document, she was ordered to submit to a drug test.
A Texas teenager allegedly killed a rival’s show goat in an act of jealousy.
Aubrey VanLandingham, 17, is accused of killing a competitor’s goat by feeding it pesticide. (Williamson County Sheriff’s Office)
In surveillance footage released to Cedar Park police at Vista Ridge High School from Nov. 23, Vanlandingham can be seen inside the school’s barn forcing the animal to inject the goat, holding the goat’s head and forcing it to drink the pesticide with a trigger gun — “like an object down the goat’s throat” to release it, according to court documents. s) as he struggles.”
Then, in the next two hours, she was seen checking on the goat and called the goat’s owner’s mother, telling her the goat was “funny,” and sending the other teenager a video of her startling the goat, court documents show.
A later court-ordered search of VanLandingham’s phone included the search queries “how many whites can kill an animal” and “what you need to know about pet poisoning.”
Willie died in his owner’s arms 21 hours after coming to the vet’s office for “sneezing, diarrhea, coughing and shaking.” Five days later, during a necropsy, the smell of pesticides “permeated the room,” he says.
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VanLandingham was a pageant competitor with her goat, Lacey. (Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)
The pathologist determined the cause of the animal’s death to be organophosphate poisoning with phosmate.
Both VanLandingham and Wiley’s wife were members of Vista Ridge. Future Farmers of America.
VanLandingham was named team president and cheerleader at the school in the Austin suburbs, the Daily Mail reported. She frequently posts on social media about her own goat, Lacy, who she exhibits at animal shows across the state.
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Goats stick their heads out of a trailer after the Junior Market Goat Show at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo at NRG Center on March 9, 2018 in Houston. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Prosecutors said Vanlandingham secured her own victory in the next incident by choosing to poison the younger student’s goat.
“My little client and her family are working hard to resolve any legal and non-legal issues raised by these charges, and we are grateful for the trial that allows us to tell our story,” VanLandingham’s attorney told KXAN.
The victim’s mother told the Daily Mail that the teenager did not seem remorseful.
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“It’s all weird. We want justice. We don’t want a slap on the wrist. We want to make sure she’s punished. At this point, we don’t think she’s going to be punished, and she should be. She needs to own up to what she’s done,” said the mother, asking her to go to jail and get mental help. She said she would.
“You can’t even cheat when it comes to showing goats,” she said. “It’s pointless, so that’s where jealousy falls into place.”
The teenager’s next hearing, which was scheduled for earlier this week, has been postponed to March, court documents show. Under Texas law, she could face up to two years in prison or a $10,000 fine. She has not entered a plea yet. Fox News Digital’s attorney could not be reached for comment by press time.
