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Southern California Man Charged for Allegedly Luring, Kidnapping and Beating Cats to Death
- Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, a 46-year-old Southern California man, was arrested on April 24 for allegedly luring, kidnapping, and beating cats to death in Orange County.
- Authorities received seven reports of injured or deceased cats from late 2024 through early 2025, including the theft of a Bengal Lynx named Clubber from a Westminster residence in March.
- Video footage and witness accounts show Acosta used cat food to lure animals, kidnapped them in a white Toyota Tacoma, and violently harmed them, prompting animal control calls.
- Acosta faces two felony animal cruelty counts and one misdemeanor drug possession count, with potential jail time up to four years and four months and bail set at $40,000.
- The investigation continues, prosecutors seek increased bail citing public safety concerns, and authorities urge witnesses to contact police for possible additional charges.
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Southern California man charged for allegedly luring, kidnapping and beating cats to death
Santa Ana Police Department (ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.) — A Southern California man accused of stealing a Bengal Lynx cat and beating other felines to death will be arraigned on Wednesday and could face up to four years and four months in jail, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. The suspect, 46-year-old Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, was arrested on April 24 after allegedly “luring cats with cat food in order to kidnap the animal…
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A 45-year-old Santa Ana, California, man accused of killing dozens of cats after luring them with food has been charged with animal cruelty. Arraignment for Alejandro Oliveros Acosta was scheduled for Wednesday,but he failed to appear for the hearing, according to the district attorney’s office. A $50,000 warrant was issued for his arrest. Acosta was charged Monday with two counts of animal cruelty and a count of grand theft of a pet, all feloni…
Santa Ana Man Arrested For Allegedly Kidnapping Cats And Beating Them To Death
Authorities have accused a man from Santa Ana of kidnapping cats and beating them to death. He was also arrested last month but posted bail. According to a press release by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 46, is accused of luring cats with cat food and kidnapping them before stomping on them and beating them to death. Authorities are charging him with felony animal cruelty and felony theft of a companion …
Santa Ana man charged with felony animal cruelty after luring, torturing cats to death - New Santa Ana
A Santa Ana man accused of luring cats with cat food in order to kidnap the animals to stomp them and beat them to death has been charged with felony animal cruelty along with felony theft of a companion animal for stealing a Bengal Lynx from a Westminster home. He is also accused of having methamphetamine on him when he was booked into jail, according to the OCDA. Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 46, of Santa Ana faces a maximum sentence of four year…
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