STANTON, Neb. (AP) — A third of four teenagers accused of torturing an animal in Stanton has entered a plea deal in the case.

The boy pleaded no contest in Stanton County Juvenile Court Tuesday.

The Stanton County Sheriff’s Office arrested the four eighth- and ninth-grade boys last November. Authorities say they were involved in the alleged torture of a cat and an opossum between Oct. 20 and Nov. 3.

The third boy is scheduled to meet with a probation officer for a presentence disposition investigation. He will then appear before a judge in court March 8.

Former Stanton County sheriff’s deputy Kirk Ven Pelt has also been charged in the case with two counts of aiding and abetting cruel mistreatment of an animal and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child.