RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. — A Kentucky man was arrested after allegedly biting off a cat’s ear during a domestic incident and later hiding from police under a pile of blankets.
Pulaski County officers found 22-year-old Zachary L. Rollins at around 3 p.m. on Saturday after a woman called police, claiming her intoxicated boyfriend had injured her cat.
When officers arrived, Rollins reportedly refused to speak with them outside. He was later handcuffed inside the home.
According to reports, the woman showed police photos of the injured cat and a screenshot of a Facebook message. The message, allegedly sent by Rollins to his mother, stated he bit the cat’s ear off because it had bitten him first.
During questioning, Rollins admitted to sending the message but denied biting the animal. He claimed instead that he had “tossed it.”
Rollins was charged with one felony count of torture of a cat or dog. He faces three felony charges in total and is being held at the Pulaski County Detention Center on a $50,000 bond.
He is scheduled to appear in court on May 21.
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