Pet bird cooked alive in oven
Rockford, IL (US)Incident Date: Tuesday, Sep 9, 2008
County: Winnebago
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Frederick T. Ball
A man who allegedly placed his girlfriend's live pet bird in the oven and cooked it Monday night or early Tuesday morning is still on the loose.
Frederick T. Ball, 25, is wanted on a warrant for aggravated cruelty to animals, police said. His bond is set at $200,000.
Police and fire investigators also want to question Ball in connection to his girlfriend's apartment catching fire just hours later in the 1400 block of Blaisdell Street.
Firefighters have yet to determine the cause of the blaze. Damage was estimated at $40,000. The Rockford Fire Department responded to the fire at 4:25 a.m.
The two-unit structure had one apartment above the other. The occupant in the lower apartment was displaced because of water and smoke damage from the upper apartment.
The American Red Cross assisted a mother and her three teenage children with housing, fire officials said. References
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