SANTA ANA Calif. (KTLA) – A California man who authorities said lured cats with food in order to violently beat them to death has been charged with animal cruelty and stealing a family’s pet.
Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 46, was charged by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office this week on two counts of felony animal cruelty, one felony count of theft of a companion animal, and one misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance.
He’s accused of killing or injuring several cats in the Santa Ana area since November 2024, including an expensive Bengal Lynx cat that was taken from its home in Westminster.
The Santa Ana Police Department has documented seven instances of cats being injured or killed in the area of West Wilshire Avenue and South Clara Street, including those that suffered broken backs or bloody faces…