BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — George Gebran, the Eagle man accused of killing a cat locked in a cage in Garden City, is in court this morning for a pre-trial conference.
On Feb. 15, 2026, Garden City Police received a radio call reporting an alleged animal abuse and shooting investigation in the 5100 block of North Alworth Street in Garden City. The caller reported seeing a white male in his 50s shoot a cat while it was locked in a cage. Officers responded to investigate alleged animal abuse and the discharge of a weapon within city limits.
Gebran faces charges of misdemeanor animal cruelty and firing a weapon within city limits. Protestors showed up to his first court appearance, many angered by what they saw as a potentially soft penalty for an act of animal cruelty. Protestors arrived again at Wednesday’s hearing, though fewer of them…