A 17-year-old Texas cheerleader is facing some damning accusations after allegedly using pesticide to poison and kill a rival’s competitive show goat at their high school. She has now been charged, according to TMZ.
Aubrey Vanlandingham, who participated in competitive livestock shows with her own goat, reportedly confessed to deliberately poisoning the goat, Willy, in October, according to the affidavit obtained by CBS Austin.
Security footage obtained by police showed the cheerleader at the Vista Ridge High School’s barn facility using a drench gun to force-feed Willy a toxic pesticide.
According to the footage, the 6-month-old goat did not stand a chance as it tried to escape but was eventually trapped and forced to drink the pesticide.
The goat certainly suffered as it died approximately 21 hours later, suffering through convulsions and respiratory distress before succumbing to the poison.
Vanlandingham, a senior at Vista Ridge High School, was arrested the following month after an investigation into the death of Willy.
She was released the same day after posting a $5,000 bond.
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The Texas cheerleader allegedly told police that she had killed the goat because she believed the goat’s owner’s 15-year-old daughter was “a cheater.”
What makes this story even more disturbing is that she had reportedly tried to kill Willy once before and was unsuccessful.
“She admitted to poisoning him multiple times over several days. So, it’s a pretty rough situation. We don’t believe there is any remorse there, we hope that she has to serve jail time and she gets some kind of mental help,” the mother of the 15-year-old told the DailyMail.com.
“It’s all bizarre. We want justice served, we don’t want a slap on the wrist. We want to make sure that she is punished. At this point, we don’t feel like she thinks she’s going to be punished, and she needs to be. She needs to take ownership for what she’s done.”
The cheerleader had recently been named the president of the school’s Future Farmers of America.
Texas Cheerleader Aubrey Vanlandingham Facing Time in Jail Over Her Actions
Aubrey Vanlandingham, a ‘jealous’ Texas cheerleader, allegedly admitted poisoning a six-month-old farm animal named Willy, which was set to be entered into a livestock show alongside her own goat, Lacey.
The shocking incident unfolded inside a barn at Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park in October and was reportedly caught on camera.
Vanlandingham was caught on CCTV footage forcing the frightened goat to consume the toxic substance using a ‘drench gun.’
Willy died just 21 hours later.
She now faces up to two years in prison if she is convicted of the offense of cruelty to livestock animals.
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