Darionk Hackett News Today

A man pleaded no contest today to a felony animal cruelty charge stemming from the discovery of a kitten with two broken legs in a trash bin at a Lawndale apartment building in October 2020.

Goal: Justly punish man who allegedly threw old cat with fractured legs and out-of-place hip in dumpster. An eleven-year-old cat, named Bow, was allegedly found in an apartment dumpster with two broken hind legs. Darion K. Hackett was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty and two misdemeanors for allegedly not getting Bow proper medical care. He needs to receive the maximum penalty if he is found guilty to ensure more animals will not be harmed. A veterinarian determined that Bow’s ...