4 Teens Charged In Arrow, Stomping Death Of Coyote In Mt. Greenwood

CHICAGO — Four teens have been charged in the arrow and stomping death of a young coyote on Jan. 11 in Mount Greenwood.

DNR officers talked to witnesses, reviewed video, and found the deceased coyote after it had been shot on the railroad tracks with a bow and then stomped, spokeswoman Jayette Bolinski said in a statement

The youths, ages 16 and 17, were issued conservation-related citations for their role in killing a coyote near the Mount Greenwood neighborhood, including:

• Unlawfully hunting without supervision
• Unlawfully hunting on lands without permission of owner
• Unlawfully hunting within 100 yards of a home
• Unlawful abandonment of wildlife carcass on private property without permission

The animal abuse, witnessed by neighbors, unfolded in the 10600 block of South Sacramento Avenue, when officers from the Morgan Park (22nd District) found the coyote dead on private property.

One of the neighbors, Dave Kielbasa, told Block Club Chicago, that a black pickup truck that has been a problem this summer, went speeding down their one-way street earlier in the day. When the pickup returned about 45 minutes later, the driver got out and talked to three other people on the other side of the fence on Ridge Country Club property.

“That’s when I see them jumping and stomping and kicking,” Kielbasa said. “Then I realize it’s a coyote they are doing it to.”

The four teens were ordered to appear in court Feb. 26.