An Ohio woman reportedly pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges Monday for stomping and eating a cat.
Alexis T. Ferrell, 27, initially pleaded not guilty to charges of companion animal abuse in August, but changed his plea on Monday. According to Go to WKBN First News. According to the same report, a judge sentenced her to 12 months in prison for the incident at an apartment complex in Canton. A probation violation related to a previous charge reportedly increased her sentence to a total of 30 months.
UPDATE: An Ohio woman who was seen killing and eating a cat in a viral video in August has pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty charges.
Alexis Ferrell was sentenced to one year in the Stark County Jail. pic.twitter.com/swRuEjFYvj
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criminal charges reviewed An Ohio woman claims she killed her cat by “stomping on its head and eating it,” according to Fox 8 News.
According to Fox 8, body camera footage from the night of Ferrell's arrest shows the Canton resident handcuffed in front of a police vehicle as officers surround Ferrell. There is. The officer appeared to be taking pictures of Ferrell with a digital camera, one of which showed his teeth. (Related: Famous pet squirrel euthanized after New York bureaucrats raid his home)
“Did you eat that cat? Did you eat that cat?” the officer asked Ferrell.
Alexis Ferrell, 27, of Canton, Ohio, was sentenced to one year in prison for animal cruelty after a disturbing incident in which he was filmed eating a cat.
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On August 16, police body camera footage captured Ferrell crouching down and biting the cat… pic.twitter.com/t2Qa9QhRoa
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According to WKBN First News, the court ordered an evaluation of Ferrell's mental state and competency to stand trial.
Ferrell was sentenced to three years' probation in April 2023 for felony child endangerment, the newspaper reported. She was sentenced to 12 months in prison for the animal cruelty charge, with an additional 18 months added for the probation violation.
The newspaper said Ferrell was charged with theft and fraudulent use of a credit card and could face an additional six months in prison. She will serve a six-month prison term.
