ST. PETERS, Mo. (AP) – A 20-year-old Missouri man suspected of killing and
dismembering at least a dozen cats and kittens he found in online ads will be
released from jail to undergo a mental evaluation.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a judge’s order also says Kaine Louzader,
who lives near St. Peters, will receive treatment as recommended and could be
released to live with his father.
Louzader was charged Friday with two counts of felony animal abuse.
Prosecutors say he has been getting cats and kittens from people offering them
on Craigslist and then killing the animals at his home.
Defense lawyer Eric Boehmer said has no criminal record and no similar
allegations have been made against him in the past. He says the allegations
“came out of nowhere” for Boehmer’s family.
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