Driver accused of stealing cat during Amazon delivery claims ownership of pet

BAKERSFIELD, Calif (KGET) – In a surprising turn of events, the driver accused of stealing a cat in Bakersfield, California, during an Amazon delivery nearly a month ago is speaking out for the first time. And his response is not what one might think.

It started as an Amazon delivery on May 14 – and ended with a missing cat. Surveillance footage from the family’s Ring camera shows a delivery driver dropping off an Amazon package, then seemingly taking another package – Junie the cat.

The driver at the center of the alleged catnapping, Joshua Gonzalez Jr., spoke with Nexstar’s KGET over the phone…

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