Armed teens say cow kill was self-defense

[Enrique]

TRAVERSE CITY -- Two teens who police believe shot a large cow with a bow and arrow face a felony charge.

Kody M. Richardson, 17, and Jared R. Kaltenbach, 18, are accused of killing or torturing an animal. Neither had been arrested Thursday afternoon.

Police said they were responsible for the early July 13 shooting death of a large Angus cow on Bob Boeve’s Hoch Road farm in Garfield Township.

Investigators said Richardson fixed a flashlight beam on the animal while Kaltenbach aimed and shot with a compound bow.

Police were tipped off after a friend of the pair told his mother, who called to report the incident. The friend wasn’t with Richardson and Kaltenbach during the incident, but Kaltenbach showed the friend the cow shortly after the shooting, according to police reports.

Others also spoke with police after hearing chatter about the incident, including a woman who allegedly overheard the teens talking about “going on a big game hunt.”

Richardson allegedly admitted to police that he held a light while Kaltenbach shot, reports indicate. He said they shot the cow in self-defense because it came at them as they walked through a field, though they had to climb through an electric fence to get on the property.


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[flvegan]

1. Such big brave doucheb...err, hunters!

If convicted, I hope they have to do some sort of time in prison. I hope every second of it sucks.

[Edweird]

2. Jesus christ. Jack lighting a freaking COW! What douchebags.

That has to be the pinnacle of cowardice.

[sandnsea]

5. Oh were it just cowardice

Total failures as human beings. Stupid. Uneducated. Inhumane. We go through a lot of character flaws before we get to coward.

[Edweird]

21. Bullies.

[gratuitous]

3. "It's comin' right at us!"

Thus does life imitate really bad art.

[LWolf]

4. Those dangerous cows.

Hanging out on farms!





What were they doing on the farm, or in the pasture?

Others also spoke with police after hearing chatter about the incident, including a woman who allegedly overheard the teens talking about “going on a big game hunt.”

Richardson allegedly admitted to police that he held a light while Kaltenbach shot, reports indicate. He said they shot the cow in self-defense because it came at them as they walked through a field, though they had to climb through an electric fence to get on the property.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Don't forget the razor sharp fangs and spiked udders.

[Javaman]

10. It was the cows innate thirst for human blood that did it in. nt

[LWolf]

19. That's right.

[snooper2]

13. Cows can be pretty damn scary if you piss them off

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_en3tE7aKwk8/SnHtyn4Px2I/AAAAAAAAAv4/H2rXiFv2duc/s400/scary+cow.jpg



:rofl:

[LWolf]

20. I know I'll be staying out of THOSE pastures.

:rofl:

And then there's this one:

[ben_thayer]

7. Ted Nugent is probably proud of them...

:puke:

[JVS]

8. Wow. Consider the odds of getting attacked by a cow just at the moment you happen...

to be walking into its pasture with a bow. Uncanny.

[Stevenmarc]

9. Ah, gone are the good old day when cow tipping was enough

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ectgHjUcV8

[JBoy]

11. Found the older kid's Myspace page:

http://blogs.myspace.com/rednecksmoker92



Lots of charming stuff from "One bad ass country boy".

[xchrom]

15. well -- that was -- frighteningly stupid. nt

[mikeytherat]

18. The Stupid is strong with this one.

Very, very strong.

mikey_the_rat

[slampoet]

12. I'm just waiting for them to say the cow tried to bite them......

(for you city slickers, cows only have on set of teeth. The can't do anything but gum you.)

[sinkingfeeling]

14. Yep, Angus cows are probably the most vicious animals in existence. I found it

hard to get even a bull to stare angrily when I raised cattle.

[MineralMan]

16. Many years ago, my ex-wife and I decided to have a picnic. We

took a hike and found a really nice spot under an oak tree, near a little stream, and spread out our blanket and all the picnic goodies. After we'd been there just a little while, a bunch of cattle showed up. They formed a circle around us, all facing inward towards us, and just stood there and watched.

It was a little disconcerting, but it soon was clear that they meant us no harm. They were just curious about what a couple of humans were doing sitting under their shade tree, I guess. So, we finished our picnic. When we stood up to leave, the cattle just wandered off.

Funny stuff.

[Roon]

17. Cute!

I love cows,but I also love eating them. lol

[Ichingcarpenter]

22. Time for some 'FAR SIDE' toons about those devious cows