It was early December, 2018 when the video of a Teen Beating a Raccoon To Death in Lacey Township went viral. It was December 11th when the media got a hold of it, and it started making the rounds.
While police at the time said that officers from the Lacey Township Police Department as well as officers from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the state Division of Fish and Wildlife were actively investigating they declined to offer any more information other than they had been notified of the video on 3pm Friday December 7th.
We have since been notified by a loyal fan that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office have decided to close the case without prosecution. As of the time of this article we were unable to verify if this was actually the case or now, however due to the gruesome nature of the video, we felt the need to make this public.
Below you will find the video, we warn you again that it is EXTREMELY graphic and disgusting.
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Congratulations to enabling yet another sociopath!
Why are they not prosecuting ? I don’t understand …..?
Karen Kreussling Provinzano
We’re trying to get an answer also.
Yes! Please do ?
Karen Kreussling Provinzano if they’re minors, there may have been some type of deal worked out, hopefully for required mental illness screening etc
Karen please call the Prosecutors Office and ask…732 288-7604
Craig Thankyou for that number. I will !
Craig Thankyou for that number. I will!
Waiting to become serial killers …..
Its just sad,…
I never understand why we need to share these kinds of videos to prove something is wrong. Unfortunately, there are people who get off on violence so sharing videos like this feeds into their fetish.
If we were to say someone killed a raccoon it would have no value until you see the severity of the video. This was posted because these monsters weren’t charged
I totally understand the frustration that they were not charged but I still don’t subscribe to the belief that we need to post these videos.
Tracy Ann James i kind of see both sides of it – some people need the visual aspect to comprehend the reality. Others don’t.
I think it kind of comes down to recognizing if you’re an empathetic-type, avoid clicking play because it’s gonna affect you more so than others.
Tracy Ann James because without seeing the brutality and sickness of this deed , it would be easily dismissed
Tracy Ann James plus it specifically says graphic. So you don’t have yo watch !?
Laura Schneider Lange i get it though, morbid curiosity can really get the best of us even when our subconscious is screaming “DONT DOOOO ITTTTTT.”
I know this because it’s why I clicked play lol
Laura: I didn’t watch… My post said nothing about me watching and instead about feeding into the fetishes of others who get off on these types of videos.
Right around the holidays my middle school age son came downstairs from him room distraught from a video someone sent him on Instagram. He had a hard time explaining the video because he was so upset. The video had someone abusing dogs and putting them in boiling water with the caption “We need to stop this now – say no to abusing animals”. Two days later, my daughter was sent the video. I sat my kids down and explained to them why they should not share the video with others and that they should message their friends to stop sharing the video. Unfortunately, there are people in this world that make these videos to get likes and shares. They prey on other people’s emotions to get angry and like and share which makes them make more videos. I don’t have the answers on how to stop sick abuse but I know that sometimes these videos do more harm than good.
That opinion is a bit short sighted. NO ONE is “getting off” on these types of videos and it’s completely unfair of you to say that. I will grant you that there are some videos that are shared by those that may have ulterior motives. THIS is not the case. If it takes a visual for some to understand the seriousness of the issue, so be it. Frankly, if more people gave a rat’s behind about these issues, no video would be needed – because animal-loving individuals would be fighting for justice and laws that don’t allow the mistreatment of animals.
Janice: Look up Snuff Films – there is a whole industry on this crap.
Tracy Ann James you are no different then those who didnt prosecute. Your worried about the video and not the content of the video. What would happen if you were in a car accident and someone just happened to video tape it. Would you want that video for evidence in court or would you be happy just explaining what happened to you.
Tracy Ann James imagine how the innocent defenseless raccoon felt
Tracy Ann James I know nothing about Snuff Films, nor do I want to know but I believe that it exists. This video has nothing to do with that. Let’s try not to confuse the message. Are you in to let Lacey Township know that they dropped the ball by not filing charges against these kids? Probation would be a good lesson for them.
Craig: This isn’t Court – it’s social media
Janice Patterson Fisher unfortunately there will always be people like Tracy Ann who cant just support an injustice they have to acquire negative attention because they have never been privileged for positive attention..
Wow, it’s pretty sick that you have turned your anger against people who agree that the attackers should be punished but videos like this shouldn’t be shared. We wonder why society is the way it is now – where people feel everyone has to agree with everything or they are the enemy.
If that were my kid I’d insist on prosecution and have him committed into a mental hospital.
I remember years back local kids busted into the Popcorn park zoo and hurt some animals. They got caught and when they were in County lock up they got beat so bad they were hospitalized…I hope this happens to them
Dave Tober me too.
Sick!!!!
I don’t want to watch but heard about it. It’s animal abuse and whoever did it is a sick disgusting human!! ? Should be prosecuted!!
who did this?
a kid
Raccoon lives matter!!
Waterhead
Horrific. This kid is probably the next Ted bundy. Great job Ocean County prosecutor
Adri Ana Agree! This is disturbing on so many levels!! “Closed the case without prosecution” makes it even more disturbing!!
Horrible
?Matt Geissinger
Kimm I hear you loud and clear
?Matt Geissinger
What will Matt Giessinger do ? Who is he? Isn’t he the guy who kicks people off his page if you don’t follow his every command…
Craig Saltarelli who was even talking to u?
I only block people that force their way into homes when only minor children are present
I do block people that force their way into homes when only minor children are present
You were talking to me. You tagged someone that I feel has absolutely no credibility in accomplishing justice for this cause.
Craig Saltarelli ok ill just re-block you-problem solved..
Kimm, it’s a shame that so many people tried so hard to make sure this was not going to happen, shame on the prosecutors office to ignore the seriousness of what these kids did
Matt Geissinger exactly this is unacceptable and inhumane and this needs to be addressed
Caitlin DiMaggio you see this bullshit?! ????
Erin Applegate that’s Ocean County for you! What a load of shit! So there’ll be no justice for the senseless trapping, beating and murder of an animal. The kid who committed this (and his pals whk filmed it) really needs a good psych eval because this is how serial killers start out.
Exactly!!! It’s not right they’re getting away with it because they’re “minors”. And you’re absolutely right – first it’s messing around with dead animals, then it’s killing live animals, then finally it’s killing people. If I was their parents, I’d be checking them into Ancora or Carrier for evaluation!!
Erin Applegate their parents probably don’t care.
Probably not and that’s disappointing
This kid will be killing people next
Sara Cameron this video just killed me I shouldn’t of watched ?
I hate raccoons but why do this ?
Omg!!!! ??
I guess it’s ok to share a video of an animal being killed, wth is wrong with you, your just as sick as the kid that did it!
It’s says graphic for a reason. The purpose of the video is for others to see it and get pissed off enough to contact the Prosecutors office. Stop crying
Tanya Tilghman omg. Seriously??? This is what bothers you ? The video ? Not what the kid did ? Get over yourself ! If this wasn’t shown everyone would just dismiss this act as nothing . There’s a reason to show it
How unfair to label those that are working to prevent this in the future as being as sick as the young man who did this. Why not make the necessary calls or attend a council meeting on 2/28 so that you NEVER have to be subjected to a video like this again? Now THAT would be something positive to contribute.
#TrashPandaJustice
I’m not watching this however that “kid” needs to be tried as an adult for committing a crime. What a piece of trash.
Ocean Ocean County Scanner News is your site down? It’s not loading for me…
Patti Anne Muha
It’s up now, was down earlier.
Whoever shared this is mental. And this asshole kid needs to be prosecuted! First animals then onto human beings! Sick
POS
When the little sob moves on to children may it be someone’s who let this little maniac go free.
Horrible I just don’t get it, these lowlife scumbags don’t get punished way to go OCPO you should be ashamed of your office. To the parents of these morons you need to get your killer children some professional help long term anyway be prepared for prison visits for these idiots.
I have been fighting along with a handful of people to obtain prosecution. Lacey Township police and Ocean County Prosecutor did not charge either of these individuals because they were minors
Craig Saltarelli I feel like that will just teach them they can be irresponsible and do what they want with no consequences. They knew doing something like that was extremely wrong. They should have been charged.
Your 100% correct… we need people to call the Prosecutors office and the Lacey police to share their disgust over the issue
Craig Saltarelli they do have juvie. It would be good for them. Smh. Makes me sick how these animals killed an innocent creature
They have Juvie but it’s useless unless they are charged and sentenced
Good I’m glad u no nothing about the kids never was in trouble grandparents raised him and has no parents grandfather passed away a couple of months before this happened instead of trying to.puthim in jail y not help
Boo whoo coddle a child because life didn’t give him a fair deal. I grew up in a divorced family with an alcoholic father. I never actred this way. Help what put him in a mental hospital? This individual is old enough to know this was wrong on all levels. Do I think he neees jail? No I don’t but he needs probation with a suspended jail sentence so when he acts like a savage the next time and he will, he will then see what jail is all about.There are millions of kids who haven’t gotten a fair shake at life and they have become upstanding citizens.What’s your plan to help such an individual? Buy him a cellphone,iPad and Xbox like all of these entitling parents do?
Heather Tatur
Why??? Sick POS!! He needs a freakin baseball bat to his head!!! That poor animal
What! So they get away with it. No wonder some of these kids are they way they are. They get away with murder.
Just like the idiot who fed the puppy to the. Turtle our laws suck
Why share this?!? Wtf! Disgusting assholes. Hope they ROT
Ohh so the kid that kills and murdered and innocent animal gets no charges. But the two students who had pictures of them at the gun range with supervised adults got suspended and lost scholarships in Lacey. Yeah totally makes sense. Kids a f**king psycho
It’s the sick world we live in. I wonder if they got suspended? These kids are mental cases and deserve a swift punishment
Noooo!! ??
I hope they prosecute, I love Raccoons they are so cute. I can’t bring myself to watch the video because of the remarks .
Fucking future serial killer POS !
SHAME ON OCEAN COUNTY PROSECUTORS OFFICE ?. THIS IS HORRIFIC.
Patricia Amy there are laws in place that protect animals. Must be 2 sets of laws for different kinds of animals.
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Tyler
This kid should be beaten with a bat!
Ridiculous
The video and story is shared to help bring justice to the crime. These juveniles have mental issues, and need help before they turn into human murderers.
Maybe that is what will happen. Maybe they won’t be charged but instead they will get the mental help they need.
Then the prosecutor’s office should prosecute and send him to either a mental unit or detention. This idiot gets off Scott free and is free to kill other animals and later humans. He’s sick on the head and so is his accomplice.
That would be the only good to come of this.
The word I hate the most is hindsight.. What will happen is this punk wiill get away with it and know that he can continue to do shit like this. They should at least give him probation so that if he breaks the law again he will have to do the suspended sentence that would be given to him..
Absolutely Horrible! These kids should definately be held responsible for this poor defenseless animal. Whats next on their list. sad
Ocean County Scanner News Pretty ignorant comment. If you have no idea about something, you should educate yourself before you post it. And I don’t think this was on the scanner again today..
So,thsy shouldn’t report about a crime that was committed that was previously covered? This is an update, and has resulted in the community coming together ,(there is a petition at the end of this article) to get the procescutors office to do the right thing. That’s not the defintion of ignorance.
Whomever did it deserves to have a little street justice Racoon love bestowed upon them.?
Faye Thompson Kessner
Jodil Ynn im noy going to watch it but i did hear about this ?
Faye Thompson Kessner
I can’t watch it but thought of your post, maybe it was related somehow.
I hope not
Stop this maniac now, before he graduates to little kids.
Grossly disgusting human beings
Someone needs to take him in the woods with a damn bat!
PLEASE ATTEND LACEY TWSP MEETING FEB 21st at 7pm to help us seek justice and to change the laws or to make sure they should be followed!
They should be ashamed of themselves!!!! Way to go Lacey!!!!
Joann DeMarco they got away with it
Sick fucks…. If those were my kids I’d want them prosecuted…. Wtf is wrong with the parents
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We need to fill the council meeting in Lacey on the 21st…. Is that the correct date Susan
Craig Saltarelli yes
i regret watching that, ugh. ? is there any benefit to calling the prosecutor’s office? maybe if they’re flooded with calls they will actually do something about these sick morons?
Chris Joseph
This should not be on the internet!
Diane Quattrocchi Lopez why ? You think it’s hard to look at ? Imagine the suffering animal . It’s not about you or how it makes you feel , it’s about giving light to these real acts of animal cruelty!
It should be on the internet? What do you want to do – close a blind eye to these issues and pretend they don’t exist? Only people who have the gumption to fight for these animals understand why, sometimes, a video is necessary. You can watch or you don’t have to but WHY NOT join in the effort to stop this abuse? Yes? No?
Diane Quattrocchi Lopez wrong, it must be on the internet so everyone knows what demons are among us and what the low life, lazy, inept members of the judicial system allow.
I hope some other kids beat the crap out of them and don’t get prosecuted. Let them feel fear every day.
GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES WITH THEM – A BASEBALL BAT – AND NO OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE ????? F*CKERS!!!
Absolutely horrific they should be prosecuted!!!!!!! Very sad ?
I could only watch it for about 5 seconds. My heart hurts for that poor animal. Those kids are lucky I’m not their mother! They would beg to be prosecuted by the law rather than deal with me.
Horrible, that kid is a monster!!! Wtf
This is disgusting please arrest those low life pieces of shit, killing a helpless racoon i couldnt even watch the video. Rot in hell to those losers
Omfg! Disgusting ass people! They need that done to them!
Oh yes let it slide so he can or they can do it again. What does that teach these kids. This is an outrage. Where is the consequences of their actions?
I cannot believe they’re not prosecuting.
I know not everyone likes raccoons, but for pity’s sake, they’re still living, sentient creatures that don’t deserve to be beaten to death.
This fucking punk needs his ass beat . And to the mother of this jerk off get your kid some help wtf
The judicial system is too easy in this country. Jail is a vacation for criminals. They get 3 meals, a room, education and benefits. Do a crime and get no punishment. You get a vacation. Bring back chain gangs or take away criminals rights and make them pay for their crimes. Otherwise more crime will be committed.
Just makes me sick. How could they just let them off.
No minded, redneck, heroin addicts. Typical local trash.
This is an outrage
Oh I’m sure it would be some story like “ it doesn’t matter much. What was the raccoon doing for the community? How much money is the raccoon worth ?? Oh nothing?? Then case is closed??
The parents probably know someone who helped them get this dropped.
Sick- to- my- stomach! Poor animal. And I’m talking about the raccoon not the murderer ?
Horrific senseless act ?
That video is disgusting, those punks should have been prosecuted
I watch these Wild Life Alaska shows and people who live out in the middle of nowhere that kill Moose for food get charged and prosecuted with fines up to 10,000 for killing moose off season and out of certain boundaries. We have two individuals who killed a raccoon for sport and the hell of it and they walk away with absolutely no charges. It just shows you that the new Prosecutor is nothing but a coward. Joe Corranato the previous Prosecutor would have never let this go unaccounted for….
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While I don’t ness. Agree with it that animal was a legally caught raccoon dispatched in a legal manner
I am not even watching this video but something should be done !! This cannot and should not be ignored !!!
Maria Meredith raccoons lives matter…….
Rob Farley lmao THEY DO
Maria Meredith ALL lives matter!!
This is when I want to beat the piss out of these kids and their parents.
If anyone wants to call the Prosecutors Office and ask go right ahead. They will tell you how it’s illegal to talk about the case It’s wrong they could easily share the disposition of the case without releasing the names of the minors…. I have seen many of juvenile crimes that have been in the newspaper and they just omitted the names of the juveniles…
If this was Monmouth county they’d go to jail. Like they should.
Obviously a politicians son
Walter Firstmeyer
Little pieces of trash need to be beaten with a bat..an eye for an eye!
The email for the mayor of Lacey is [email protected]
I cant watch the video I really hope these scumbags get theirs
They will be on lifetime next serial killer kids
That is disgusting, one day they may have someone doing that to them
Wow.this little asshole should get bashed in his head with a bat!useless little prick
Can’t be prosecuted for trapping with a trapping license
Matthew Tursi did they have them?
Melony Gilchrist yeah that animal was trapped with a dog proof leg hold trap not something a normal teenager knows about or how to set even that’s why there is no charges the reason they beat them instead of shoot them is so there isn’t a hole in the pelt
Melony Gilchrist yeah that animal was trapped with a dog proof leg hold trap not something a normal teenager knows about or how to set even that’s why there is no charges the reason they beat them instead of shoot them is so there isn’t a hole in the pelt
Matthew Tursi i get the whole hunting thing and the laws. If infact they did have licenses great. I still think its sick to get that much enjoyment out of beating something to death.
I am jaw dropping shocked at what I just watched and that nothing can be done to the abusers for what they did. With what the investigators have now a days I have a hard time nothing can be done. I have no faith anymore, these killers and out there and doing it over and over because they can ??
Really but if you take down a deer and your tag is full you get in a lot of trouble?!?
If you aren’t “taking down” a deer to feed your family you aren’t any better than this monster.
If you want to reach Patrick Ganley Lacey Police Captain the email is [email protected]
This is horrific!! Shame on you for not prosecuting!
What a bunch of SCUM. How can they not prosecute??
They need to be charged and get help with their mental illness
What a worthless sick waste of space. I hope karma comes 10 fold for him.
Tie them up in a room & let racoons loose in the room!!!!
Future murders.. Great job Ocean County prosecuter. This is horrific and complete and udder bullshit!
WTH?! Anyone who does anything bad to any animal needs serious counseling and a punishment
Send him to war with no guns and no shoes…see how tough they are then.
Taylor Moehring ?
Future serial killers
New prosecutor scoring points I see
Actually the kid is a great kid whom had nobody but his grandparents and just lost his grandfather a couple of months before this
Pamela Vitale Patterson he’s a monster and a disgusting human being. Anyone who defends him is disgusting too .. what is wrong with you?
You have made several posts defending these kids Pamela. Please tell us = How do you feel about the beating death of a helpless raccoon caught in a leg trap? You clearly know the boys, so what are you doing about their tragic situation & the loss of their Grandfather? When my son lost his best friend at age 15, my son did not beat a trapped animal to death. He threw a lacrosse ball at the fence.
Instead of trying to hurt someone y dont we find the problem out he was a great kid til he lost his grandfather
Did he trap him and beat him to death too??
Future Dahmer
There was no reason to post this, in my opinion it promotes brutal and deadly behavior…. there is no benefit. DISGUSTING!
Why would this be posted shame
An animal is an animal doesn’t matter if it’s a dog cat raccoon opossum it’s still cruelty and sorry but these two kids should be heavily screen and evaluated by a psychiatrist and have consequences for their actions and animals and animal this is stomach turning …. u see how that poor racoon pretty much coward to them like please leave me alone . Fuckin sickening next son of sam an the iceman
Pos
I can’t even watch. Whole situation is so sad ?????
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