Neptune Lester Hugo Steele, 47, was arrested on Monday after a video of him dragging around a cat on a leash attached to the back of his motorized scooter was uploaded to Facebook.
A man was arrested in Florida earlier today for allegedly dragging a cat on a leash from the back of his motorized scooter.
The video, which was captured by a home surveillance system, was uploaded to the social networking platform on Monday morning and subsequently taken down later in the afternoon. In it, a man can be seen riding a scooter while carrying a cat in a basket to a house. The suspect’s vehicle was closely followed by a second cat, who appeared to be dragged on a leash secured to the scooter’s behind. The man then looked under the house before rushing out of the driveway.
A woman, who has not been identified, told authorities that she transported the cat to an animal hospital at around 3 p.m. after Steele told her the feline had been hit by a car. She also claimed Steele appeared to be extremely drunk when she spoke to him. However, a veterinarian disputed his version of events, telling police that the animal looked like it had been dragged, rather than hit by a vehicle. Authorities investigating the incident found a blood trail that lasted roughly six blocks.“I was disgusted by this case and made it my top priority this morning,” Monroe Sheriff Rick Ramsay said, according to the Herald.
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