A Mead man has been arrested and accused of torturing his grandfather’s cat with a cane whereas cat-sitting in Longmont.
Dillon Evans, 23, is going through a felony cost of aggravated cruelty to animals.
He is at the moment out of custody on a $10,000 private recognizance bond and he’s set to subsequent seem on Thursday for his submitting of costs.
According to an affidavit, at 9:30 p.m. Monday, a Longmont man acquired a cellphone name from his daughter who mentioned the person’s 7-year-old cat, Domino, had died.
The man reviewed safety digicam footage from the lounge and noticed that Evans tortured Domino by chasing her across the room and poking her repeatedly with a cane for about an hour. In the footage, Evans is then seen going into one other room and walking out with a field.
Evans referred to as police on the suggestion of his grandfather. Evans informed police he started utilizing the cane “to get a rise out” of Domino. He informed police he used the cane to poke her whereas she hid beneath furnishings and mentioned he poked her however didn’t hit her.
According to the affidavit, Evans informed police Domino was clearly bothered and he didn’t know why he continued to poke and chase her when she appeared distressed. After roughly an hour of chasing, Evans mentioned Domino started to have labored respiratory and he tried to carry out CPR for 3 minutes earlier than he realized she was useless.
Evans mentioned he didn’t intend to kill Domino and denied harming different animals together with one other cat within the home. Evans turned himself in to the Longmont Police Department and officers situated Domino useless in a field with blood on her mouth.
On Wednesday the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office said they requested a excessive secured bond.
“Based on the serious nature of the charges and the pending case, our office requested a high secured bond to ensure community and victim safety, as well as the defendant’s return to court,” Boulder County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Shannon Carbone wrote in an e mail. “However, the court granted a personal recognizance bond. Our office is committed to fighting for justice in this case. Our office takes animal cruelty cases very seriously, as they involve victims who have no voice.”
