Atlanta Rapper Aspen Kartier Gets 10 Days in Jail for Hitting Her Puppy on a Livestream

Atlanta rapper and streamer Aspen "Kartier" Easterling, 19, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty in DeKalb County for hitting her puppy on a January livestream. She got 10 days in jail, a year of probation, anger management and a ban on being around dogs.

Atlanta-area rapper and Twitch streamer Aspen "Kartier" Easterling is headed to jail after hitting her puppy on a livestream.

Easterling, 19, pleaded guilty Oct. 21 in DeKalb County to one misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals; a second count was dropped. Judge Alvin Wong sentenced her to 10 days in jail with credit for two days already served, followed by a year of probation, and she was taken into custody from the courtroom, according to the DeKalb County Solicitor-General's Office.

The case goes back to Jan. 29, when Easterling was livestreaming from her Brookhaven apartment and repeatedly struck a 3-month-old Maltipoo named Louie after he urinated on the floor, then lifted him by the skin of his back. Viewers reported the video to police. The clip was played in court.

She must complete 24 anger management classes, 100 hours of community service and an animal cruelty prevention program, and pay restitution to LifeLine Animal Project, which now has Louie. She is banned from owning or being around dogs during probation, and the judge refused to treat her as a first offender, so the conviction stays on her record.

Her attorney said Signal Records, the label she signed with in 2025, shelved her after the video and her shows and sponsorships were canceled. "This is a very, very symbolic punishment," Judge Wong said. "It won't kill you, but it's not pleasant."

Sources: DeKalb County Solicitor-General's Office via FOX 5 Atlanta (Oct. 23, 2026); CBS News Atlanta, Atlanta News First/Decaturish and WSB-TV (Oct. 22-23, 2026). Photo: DeKalb County Jail booking photo (public record).