Man re-arrested days after release in Putnam kitten dumping case

A Hawthorne man was back behind bars within days of his release on an animal cruelty charge after allegedly threatening to kill a family member, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

Tyler Holtz, 36, was first arrested April 28 after a witness heard kittens crying from a trash can at a Hawthorne residence and discovered five newborn kittens sealed inside two plastic bags, the sheriff’s office reported. A neighbor’s surveillance camera captured Holtz placing the bags in the garbage.

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