Joe Kosack The Game Commission in January, wrapped up a nearly seven-week investigation into an incident where two Brookville, Pa. teens recorded social-media videos of themselves holding down and repeatedly kicking an immobile whitetail buck. The investigation resulted in serious charges. Teens charged in deer-abuse case Four felony animal-cruelty counts among slate of serious offenses. The Pennsylvania Game Commission in January filed charges against two Brookville, Pa. teenagers who recorded social-media videos of themselves holding down and repeatedly kicking an immobile white-tailed deer. Charged were Alexander Brock Smith, 18, and a 17-year-old juvenile male. Each faces two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty and two felony counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated animal cruelty, as well as several other misdemeanor and summary counts. 54 The Nov. 30 incident for which Smith and his accomplice were charged has been seen by thousands of people worldwide who viewed the videos. The Game Commission became aware of the incident soon after the videos were posted, when one viewer shared a video to the agency's Facebook page. The agency immediately launched an investigation. Each defendant was interviewed as part of the investigation and confirmed they were hunting together Nov. 30 in an enclosed tree stand on property Smith's