A teenager who shot an arrow through a cat was ordered Friday in juvenile court to serve probation until adulthood.

Referencing a 36-page assessment of 17-year-old Jacob Weichel, Judge Reggie Ryder said everyone who knows him found the act "unbelievable and shocking."

Weichel admitted to a deputy that he shot an arrow at a tabby cat on March 13.

The arrow ran through the cat's chest, but the cat did not die. It ran into a shed on Weichel's family property. A friend of Weichel's, Andrew Kratz, put the cat on a table and killed it by dropping a log on it. The incident was recorded on a cell phone video, and shared with others at Waverly High School.

Ryder called the act a "very, very serious matter" that would have been classified as a Class IV felony in adult court, punishable by up to five years in prison if convicted.

Ryder said Weichel had not had any other run-ins with the law aside from a speeding ticket, and called him a "bright young man."

Among the requirements of probation, Weichel was ordered to surrender his hunting license, cannot possess weapons or have sole ownership of pets.

Kratz's case is set for disposition Nov. 20 in juvenile court.

Reach Cory Matteson at 473-7438 or cmatteson@journalstar.com.