Cats beaten to death with metal objects Baraboo, WI (US) Incident Date: Sunday, Jan 22, 2006 County: Sauk Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Lee A. Murnane Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 7142 Classification: Beating Animal: cat View more cases in WI (US) Login to Watch this Case

A Baraboo man faces up to seven years in prison after the prosecution charges he battered two cats to death.

Lee A. Murnane, 25, appeared in Sauk County Circuit Court on Jan 24 on two felony counts of mistreatment of an animal.

According to court records, police were called to a Fifth Street apartment from which Murnane had been evicted Jan. 22. A representative of the landlord said she was concerned for him because she found a large amount of blood outside the apartment and around the interior.

An officer reported finding two dead cats in a dumpster. Murnane told police he killed his own cats by striking them in the head with metal objects, the records show.

On Tuesday the judge released Murnane on a $1,000 signature bond. He is scheduled for a meeting with the Sauk County District Attorney's Office and is due back in court March 3.

If convicted, each count carries a maximum penalty of a $10,000 fine and three years, six months in prison.

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Baraboo News Republic - Jan 26, 2006

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