Sick 19-year-old Christopher Jameson pleads guilty to killing bunnies, hamsters and other animals at Oklahoma pet store and will undergo psychiatric treatment
- Christopher Jameson, 19, pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing animals at a local pet store in Oklahoma
- His sentencing was postponed until March 6, 2024, so that he can complete a ‘RID’ program in custody and then receive inpatient mental health treatment
- If Jameson successfully completes the program, his sentencing will be postponed for another seven years. If it fails, his plea will go down in history as a blind plea
A disturbed 19-year-old Oklahoma teen has pleaded guilty to killing animals at a local pet store and has been ordered to a psychiatric treatment facility.
Christopher Jameson pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one charge of animal cruelty, one charge of theft of merchandise from a retailer and one charge of crimes involving animals. KOKH Fox25 News reported.
On July 13, the teen broke a parakeet’s neck, strangled a rabbit and stomped on a hamster at a petland near Memorial and Penn, while the fate of a missing guinea pig is unknown.
Jameson’s sentencing was thus postponed to March 6, 2024 he can complete a remanded Regimented Inmate Discipline (RID) program and then receive inpatient mental health treatment, according to the news source.
If he successfully completes the program, his sentence will be suspended for another seven years.
If it fails, his plea in court will count as a blind plea. Bond has been refused, the news source said.
Christopher Jameson pleaded guilty Tuesday to a series of morbid crimes, including breaking a parakeet’s neck, strangling a rabbit, stomping on a hamster and stealing a guinea pig from a Petland near Memorial and Penn on July 13.
The animals were killed in a Petland near Memorial Road and Pennsylvania Avenue
The police said the hamster was killed in pet store parking lot. A guinea pig was also reported missing. The violent crime was captured on the store’s camera.
Photos and clips taken soon after showed a male and female attacker in an undeniably cheerful pose, despite the savage nature of their alleged crimes.
On July 25, the Oklahoma Police Department posted a photo of the duo to their Facebook to inform the public that they were looking for the pair in connection with the heinous acts of animal cruelty.
Officers revealed that the man, later identified as Jameson, was the one who committed the murders, while the woman seen in the footage stood guard. The woman’s identity has yet to be revealed.
The teen turned himself in to authorities on July 29, after an arrest warrant was issued the day before.
Many animal lovers took to social media to post their outrage at the two animal cruelty suspects and how they felt about the attack.
In a post sharing the footage, commenters called the pair “bouldering serial killers.”
The pair were caught on camera carrying out the vicious attack on the Oklahoma City pet store
Petland Owne Carl Swanson (pictured) told Fox 25 the attack came out of the blue and left his employees ‘heartbroken’
‘Serial killers in the making! Sick and cruel!’ one person snapped to the post from KOKH FOX 25 News Oklahomawhich contained videos and photos of the Oklahoma City Petland suspects on North Pennsylvania Avenue.
Carl Swanson, the owner of the Petland store, told Fox 25 that he had never seen an incident like this in his entire life.
“The attack on the three innocent animals came out of nowhere,” Swanson said. “It was terrible for my staff and my employees.”
He added: “We are heartbroken. They did it quickly because we always have people on the floor to help.”