Saturday, June 27, 2015

Lovesick teenager killed mother's chickens for not mending his relationship with his girlfriend

Limestone County sheriff's deputies say a domestic incident in Elkmont, Alabama, ended with several dead chickens and a young man in jail. The charges are against 18-year-old Haden Smith.

Deputies say Smith's mother called them after he sent her threatening texts and killing her chickens. Deputies say Smith texted her on Thursday morning saying he would kill a chicken every fifteen minutes unless she contacted his girlfriend's parents and mended his relationship with his girlfriend.



He gave her a deadline of noon until the chicken massacre started, deputies say. He also threatened to burn her house down, kill any responding deputies and kill himself, according to the sheriff's office.

Smith killed six chickens before he was arrested. He texted his mother photos of the each dead chicken every fifteen minutes, deputies say. Smith was arrested and charged with third-degree domestic violence and third-degree criminal mischief.

3 comments:

Ratz said...

No cruelty to animals? Or does that not count if you kill them cleanly? His ex-girlfriend apparently knew what she was doing when she made a break for it.

Gareth said...

I think we're dealing with some serious mental problems here.

Anonymous said...

To Ratz: Alabama. I speak as a person from the state above, and TN is the same. Man was caught with his personal parts in a pony in the front yard and because there were no laws protecting animals, he was only charged with public indecency.