Cat stabbed, throat slit
Deland, FL (US)

Incident Date: Sunday, Nov 30, 2008
County: Volusia

Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Levi j. Collier

A man was arrested Sunday after he stabbed a cat and attempted to cut its head off before throwing it across a Central Florida roadway, police said.

Levi Collier was arrested on a felony charge of animal cruelty after witnesses saw him try to behead the cat on West Lisbon Parkway in DeLand, police said.

Officers discovered the cat, which was bleeding profusely, from several apparent stab wounds and a slit throat, DeLand police said.

The cat died minutes after being found by officers, police said.

Collier told DeLand police that he did not know why he stabbed the cat.

Collier was transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail.

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