Felony criminal complaint filed against Arizona man accused of trying to feed kitten to python
By APFriday, September 4, 2009
Animal cruelty complaint filed against Ariz. man
PHOENIX — Arizona prosecutors have filed felony animal cruelty charges against a man who allegedly tried to feed a kitten to a python and later killed the feline by drop-kicking it.
Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies arrested 28-year-old Jeremy Tuffly at his Mesa home on Monday. He has since been released.
Tuffly’s arrest came after deputies received a DVD of the incident from a person they haven’t identified.
The video shows a man the sheriff’s office identified as Tuffly smiling while repeatedly and roughly throwing the kitten at a python in a backyard.
It then cuts to a nighttime scene with the man drop-kicking the animal into the street, killing it.
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