What led to Garret Haile a Patterson area, California teen throwing a cat in the lake and filmed it? Teen arrested after video goes viral one year after being filmed. Garret Haile an 18 year old Northern California High School senior was on Friday arrested after a video surfaced of the teen throwing a kitten into a lake. Stanislaus County police were able to identify Haile as the culprit before arresting the Patterson High School student just before the start of school on Friday. He then turns and forcefully hurls the cat high in the distance.