Two Cottonwood men were jailed Tuesday on felony animal cruelty and weapons charges after a video they recorded of them abusing a calf was seen on social media by YCSO. Spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn says the abuse occurred early Tuesday morning in the Perkinsville Ranch area. The suspects are 23-year old Kyle Abrigo and 19-year old Nathan Chambliss. On the video, Abrigo was seen shaking the calf and grabbing its ears and then the video showed him kicking the calf 2 or 3 times, with one kick being a downward stomp toward’s the calf’s head. Abrigo pulled out a black handgun, placed it next to the calf’s head and discharged a round into the ground near the calf. The calf could be seen flinching. Chambliss swung the calf using his hands and hit it a few times in the face before grabbing the calf and slamming it on the ground. He held the calf in a ‘choke hold,’ pulled a firearm from his hip and pointed the firearm near the calf’s face discharging a round. Both suspects appeared to be laughing throughout the incident. D’Evelyn says Abrigo was found at his home and Chambliss was found a few hours later. Both suspects admitted drinking during the incident.
Chambliss Abrigo
