From CNN:
A man allegedly threw a kitten out his car window while driving down Interstate 275, and he was charged with one felony count of animal cruelty.
"This was a wanton and willful disregard of life," Assistant Prosecutor Robert Donaldson told the Detroit Free Press.
Carlos Eduardo Valladares-Guillen, 24, of Wixom, told police he found the kitten in the alley of his apartment complex and wanted to give it a home. The feline was to be a pet for his 5-month old daughter.
Authorities say that when Valladares-Guillen decided the kitten couldn't stay, he got in his car Thursday, drove down I-275 and threw the kitten out the window.
He pleaded not guilty to the animal cruelty charge and was freed on a $5,000 cash bond.
Livonia Detective Tim Larion said Valladares-Guillen admitted to killing the kitten after he was taken into custody.
"People have gone crazy over this case," said Sean Daigle, Valladares-Guillen's attorney. "He is a family man with a 5-month old baby who attends church and plays the guitar."
Valladares-Guillen faces up to four years in prison, a $5,000 fine and 500 hours of community service if convicted.
A man allegedly threw a kitten out his car window while driving down Interstate 275, and he was charged with one felony count of animal cruelty.
"This was a wanton and willful disregard of life," Assistant Prosecutor Robert Donaldson told the Detroit Free Press.
Carlos Eduardo Valladares-Guillen, 24, of Wixom, told police he found the kitten in the alley of his apartment complex and wanted to give it a home. The feline was to be a pet for his 5-month old daughter.
Authorities say that when Valladares-Guillen decided the kitten couldn't stay, he got in his car Thursday, drove down I-275 and threw the kitten out the window.
He pleaded not guilty to the animal cruelty charge and was freed on a $5,000 cash bond.
Livonia Detective Tim Larion said Valladares-Guillen admitted to killing the kitten after he was taken into custody.
"People have gone crazy over this case," said Sean Daigle, Valladares-Guillen's attorney. "He is a family man with a 5-month old baby who attends church and plays the guitar."
Valladares-Guillen faces up to four years in prison, a $5,000 fine and 500 hours of community service if convicted.