Ohio Woman Arrested for Allegedly Eating Cat, as Pet Killing Rumors Swirl

Ohio Woman Arrested for Cat Eating Incident

Police in Can­ton, Ohio have released dis­turb­ing body­cam footage of the arrest of a woman who alleged­ly stomped on a cat’s head before con­sum­ing the animal. 

The inci­dent has gained atten­tion as unproven claims of Hait­ian migrants killing pets in the near­by town of Spring­field con­tin­ue to spread.

Witness Accounts of the Incident

Accord­ing to the police report, offi­cers were called to the scene after shocked neigh­bors wit­nessed the woman, iden­ti­fied as Allex­is Fer­rell, “smash the cat’s head with her foot and then begin to eat the cat.” Wit­ness­es described the grue­some scene to the respond­ing officers.

Ferrell’s Arrest and Charges

The body­cam video shows Fer­rell being arrest­ed, with an offi­cer remark­ing that she had “fur on her lips and blood on her hands.” She was charged with cru­el­ty to com­pan­ion ani­mals, a fifth-degree felony, and has plead­ed not guilty by rea­son of insanity.

Unproven Claims of Migrants Killing Pets in Springfield

The inci­dent in Can­ton has been erro­neous­ly linked to unsub­stan­ti­at­ed rumors that Hait­ian migrants in the near­by town of Spring­field are killing and eat­ing local pets. 

These claims were ampli­fied by for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump dur­ing a recent pres­i­den­tial debate, despite a lack of cred­i­ble reports to authorities.

The Spread of Misinformation and its Consequences

The spread of these unver­i­fied claims about migrants harm­ing pets has caused out­rage and con­cern in the region, with local offi­cials deny­ing any cred­i­ble evi­dence to sup­port the allegations. 

How­ev­er, the body­cam footage of the Can­ton inci­dent has been wide­ly shared, fur­ther fuel­ing the misinformation.