Cat beaten with stick Tampa, FL (US) Incident Date: Thursday, May 8, 2003 County: Hillsborough Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Jesse Leander Person

Case ID: 1425 Classification: Beating Animal: cat View more cases in FL (US) Login to Watch this Case

Police accused a man of knocking a cat off a fence with a stick and beating it repeatedly.
Jesse Leander Person, 49, of 9709 N. Nebraska Ave. was held Thursday at the Orient Road Jail with bail set at $2,000. He was charged with felony cruelty to animals.

A neighbor called police at 12:40 a.m on May 8. Thursday after seeing Person assault the cat outside Person's home. The neighbor retrieved the cat, but it died from its injuries.

Previous arrests on Mr. Person's rap sheet include:

Burglary of a dwelling, 1997, Felony
Petit theft, 1997
Panhandling, 2002
Possession of an Open Container, 2002

State Attorney
Mark Ober
Courthouse Annex 5th Floor
800 E. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL  33602
(813) 272-5400 

Charge:  Cruelty to Animals (Misdemeanor)

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References

	Voice of Compassion for Animal Life
	Court Case Number:  03-11698 200
	The Tampa Tribune 200

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