A vigil to honor felines slain by an accused serial cat killer in Santa Ana, California, took a violent turn when attendees decided they would track the suspect down themselves… but got the wrong house.
The vigil came one week after Santa Ana Police arrested a man who they said murdered dozens of cats in a neighborhood in the city.
Residents claimed that the suspected cat killer used a needle to inject a substance into one of the cats, and another resident told FOX 11 Los Angeles that they found their cat hanging from a tree.
The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, allegedly confessed to carrying out the heinous crimes to police. He bonded out and was released from jail Thursday, police confirmed.
Alejandro Oliveros Acosta is accused of luring and killing an unknown number of cats in a Santa Ana neighborhood. (Santa Ana Police Department)
Neighbors told FOX 11 they believe their cats may have been victims of Acosta, and are planning to report those missing cats to police.
In response to Acosta bonding out of jail, police said “the right to bail is protected under the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution,” and that individuals who are arrested in California “may post bail based on predetermined bail schedules established under the California Penal Code for certain offenses.”
“These schedules provide standardized bail amounts depending on the nature of the alleged crime,” police said in a statement shared on X. “At arraignment, it is within the discretion of the court to review and, if warranted, revoke or adjust bail conditions based on the circumstances presented. Ultimately, any modification to bail is a judicial decision made in accordance with the law.”
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