A 26-year-old Illinois man has been charged with a felony for allegedly killing a Kenosha lady’s cat.
Eric G. Bensen, of Wauconda, was charged Friday in Kenosha County Circuit Court with mistreatment of an animal inflicting dying, a Class I felony.
Bensen made his preliminary look at Intake Court Friday afternoon the place a court docket commissioner imposed a $500 signature bond. As a situation of his bond, Benson is to don’t have any contact with home animals, in keeping with on-line court docket information.
According to the felony grievance, the ladies spoke with Kenosha police on Wednesday and confirmed photos of the cat’s accidents.
The lady informed Kenosha police she went to her home within the 6300 block of Eighth Avenue. Prior to arriving, the lady mentioned she obtained textual content messages from Bensen concerning the cat urinating in the home. When the lady bought home, in keeping with the grievance, she discovered the cat badly damage with accidents to its face, eyes and mouth.
When questioned by police, Bensen admitted to punching the cat after it scratched him whereas he tried to scrub it within the bathe, in keeping with the grievance.