Father and daughter arrested, accused of setting a raccoon on fire in Sarasota County

SARASOTA COUNTY The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested a father and daughter in connection with a social media video that went viral depicting the killing of an animal. Alicia Kincheloe, 30, and Roddy Kincheloe, 63 were arrested on charges of aggravated animal cruelty, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. On August 11, Alicia posted a video on Snapchat of a raccoon inside of a dumpster on Sarah Avenue in Sarasota County. Alicia narrated in the video that the raccoon was mean, according to a Sarasota County report. In the video, the raccoon isn’t showing any aggressive or assertive movements. Raccoon in the dumpster (CREDIT: Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office) In the next video on Alicia’s Snapchat, her father is hosing down the dumpster, which is smoking and appears to have been set on fire. In the video, you can hear Alicia say,” we just toasted his ass, who’s hungry.” She then turns her camera towards the dumpsters which showed the charred remains of the raccoon, according to a Sarasota County report. On August 12, deputies met with Alicia at her home. According to Sarasota County deputies, Alicia admitted to making the Snapchat videos. Alicia said she was returning from lunch and…
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