Steuben County man charged with aggravated cruelty to animals

Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that on November 20, 2019, deputies of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office and members of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Police arrested Christopher N. Bertram, age 48, of Hammer Creek Road, Howard, New York. It is alleged that Mr. Bertram shot and killed a domestic animal which did not belong to him in the Town of Howard, then moved that animal to another location in the Village of Canisteo. Mr. Bertram is charged with Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, Tampering with Physical Evidence and Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree, all class E Felonies. Mr. Bertram was arraigned in the Centralized Arraignment Court and released to appear in the Howard Town Court at a later date. Further charges regarding an alleged illegal killing of a deer may be filed.
The Steuben County Sheriff thanks the Village of Canisteo Police Department for their assistance in this arrest.