Man accused of 'mercilessly' torturing neighbor's cat gets 15
Tyrike Richardson
The Richmond County District Attorney's Office on Wednesday announced the sentencing for  Tyrike Richardson  of Staten Island   after the 21-year-old previously pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty  the top count E felony. As part of the plea   Richardson  was banned from possessing animals for 10 years   he  must register with the New York City Animal Abuse Registry and  he  must pay a judgment order of $8 226 to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
According to an indictment and court documents   Richardson  used a stick and a knife to strike  his  neighbor's cat  named Chester  multiple times in the face  head and body in an apartment in late June 2017. He also threw a chair at Chester and then dumped the injured cat in a garbage can outside  leaving him to die.
 Richardson  streamed live video of the abuse on Facebook  according to the indictment and court documents.
Officers from the New York City Police Department's Staten Island Gang Squad rescued Chester from the trash can and later arrested  Richardson .
The Richmond County District Attorney's Office on Wednesday announced the sentencing for   [TGT] after the 21-year-old previously pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty  the top count E felony. As part of the plea    [TGT] was banned from possessing animals for 10 years    [TGT]   must register with the New York City Animal Abuse Registry and   [TGT]   must pay a judgment order of $8 226 to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
According to an indictment and court documents    [TGT] used a stick and a knife to strike  his  neighbor's cat  named Chester  multiple times in the face  head and body in an apartment in late June 2017. He also threw a chair at Chester and then dumped the injured cat in a garbage can outside  leaving him to die.
  [TGT] streamed live video of the abuse on Facebook  according to the indictment and court documents.
Officers from the New York City Police Department's Staten Island Gang Squad rescued Chester from the trash can and later arrested   [TGT]  .