WHAT A HEEL: “High Strung” Cat Gets High
Lincoln, NE, police responding to a domestic disturbance complaint say they saw Acea Schomaker, 20, smoking a homemade plexiglass bong “the size of a shoebox” with his girlfriend's 6-month-old cat Shadow trapped inside, reports KETV (Channel 7-Omaha) and started smoking
“I have never seen anything like this before,” Lancaster County Chief Deputy Bill Jarrett said. …
“[It was] taped shut so the cat was exposed to large amounts of marijuana smoke,” Jarrett said. …
Shoemaker allegedly told deputies the kitten was high strung and needed to be put in the bong to keep it calm. …
Schomaker was cited for misdemeanor animal cruelty.
That charge could be upgraded to a felony if the kitten dies or has long-term effects from the alleged abuse.
A misdemeanor conviction could mean up to a year in jail time, a felony conviction would put Schomaker away for up to five years.
Schomaker has admitted using this technique three times over the past week to calm the cat down.
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