- Kentucky, USA -
~ Update: August 1, 2023
On Thursday, July 27, 2023, 21-years-old PRINCE ZAYMIER SSENTEZA-WOODSON (pictured) made an Alford plea to one count of animal cruelty.
A second count of animal cruelty was dismissed.
According to FOX 56, SSENTEZA-WOODSON was sentenced to time served totaling ninety-four (94) days from the date the charges were filed.
Court documents obtained by Voice For Us show that Jefferson County District Court Judge Tanisha A. Hickerson handed down a “Conditional Discharge for a period of 271 days CD 2 years from the date of the Judgement.”
While he serves his conditional discharge SSENTEZA-WOODSON cannot have any contact with animals, cannot commit any new offences, and must sign up with Louisville Metro Animal Services (LMAS) Animal Cruelty Registry within fourteen (14) days of the judgement.
The charges against SSENTEZA-WOODSON were filed back in April after the Louisville Metro Police Department received reports that SSENTEZA-WOODSON, who at the time was a student at the University of Louisville, had posted videos on social media showing him cooking a live chick in an air fryer and hanging another one by the tiny neck.
~ Update: April 26, 2023
The Louisville Metro Police Department identified 21-years-old PRINCE ZAYMIER SSENTEZA-WOODSON (pictured) as the University of Louisville student who filmed himself committing vile acts of animal cruelty on defenseless baby chicks and then posted the sickening videos on social media.
After police reached out to social media for assistance in locating SSENTEZA-WOODSON, he turned himself in.
In a Facebook post police said that SSENTEZA-WOODSON had a warrant for his arrest for Cruelty to Animals 2nd Degree and explained: “This charge is technically only a Class A misdemeanor however, the details of this case are alarming.”
SSENTEZA-WOODSON turned himself in to the 7th Division and was transported to the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections for booking.
According to online records, SSENTEZA-WOODSON was booked on the early evening of Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
~ Original story:
A student at the University of Louisville filmed himself committing acts of animal cruelty and then posted the sickening videos on social media.
In a recorded Instagram story, the evil student can be seen sprinkling seasoning on a live baby chicken inside an air-fryer. In other disturbing videos, a chick appears to be dead inside the air fryer, a baby chicken hanging dead from a ceiling, and a baby chick in a microwave.
WDRB blurred the videos due to their graphic nature and published a screenshot of a text posted by the student claiming the chicks were “robotic” and “programmed”.
WDRB reports that a UofL student said she called police after seeing the gruesome videos.
On Twitter, the university shared that it was aware of the incident and confirmed that the social media accounts belong to a current student.
Part of the tweet reads: “After hearing about this off-campus incident , the UofL Police Department (ULPD), Dean of Students Office and other departments immediately shared information to determine what, if any, actions could be taken. In addition, the university has forwarded al information to the Louisville Metro Police Department, which is investigating the incident with support from ULPD.”
The school, however, hasn't directly said which videos the investigation is focused on.
Sarah Devers, a UofL student, rightfully told WDRB: “I would like to see him not be a student anymore, I don't have a student like that and getting a degree at the University of Louisville is anyway correct.”
According to Courier Journal, after the videos, “the person put a text saying ‘I'm actually honored that y'all believe it's real I put a lot of work into designing them’.”
As reported by WDRB, “In Kentucky, animal cruelty is generally a misdemeanor. In order to be considered a crime, the mistreatment must be cruel or result in the animal's injury.”
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