Bad news coming this week out of Sumner, IA.
A 19-year-old man from Oelwein, IA, was arrested early this week after being accused by his stepmother of wringing the necks of four kittens and throwing them each against a garage wall:
(Sterling James) Medina is accused of killing four kittens by wringing their necks and throwing them against a garage wall, said Bremer County Sheriff Dan Pickett. He said the cats were pets of a relative who lives in the 2000 block Viking Avenue in rural Sumner...
Medina had been at his stepmother’s house Sunday as part of an early holiday visit, Pickett said. While she slept, he allegedly killed the kittens in the garage, leaving a blood stain when hitting them against the wall, authorities said.
Pickett said a witness saw the incident.
Medina was arrested and charged with four counts of animal abuse. He faces up to two years in prison for each of these criminal charges, if convicted.
As of yesterday, he remained in custody at the Bremer County Jail pending a $4,000 bail.
