Lawrence Police were called to Roberto Jordan’s house at 437 Prospect St. Thursday at 10:30 a.m., where his girlfriend, Anaeli DeJesus, 19/21 Gale St., allegedly threw the kitten against the kitchen wall.
“The kitten fell to the ground and shook violently until it expired,” Patrolman Harold Rogers wrote in his report. Jordan’s sister, Damaris Diaz, took a video of the kitten on the floor with her phone, which she forwarded to Rogers.
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Animal Control Officer Ellen Bistany took the dead kitten to Johnson’s Veterinary Hospital in Lawrence for an autopsy, according to the report.
Diaz and Jordan’s other sister Angelica Jordan, told Rogers their brother and DeJesus have been involved in an on-and-off relationship. Jordan and DeJesus have a 1-year-old child and she is expecting their second baby.
The argument began when Jordan tried to break the relationship with DeJesus, who suffers from bipolar disorder, according to the police report.
Before leaving her boyfriend’s house, DeJesus took their dog, recording equipment, a computer and video games.
Bistany and Rogers went to Gale Street looking for DeJesus, who was in the basement. When Rogers asked her if she knew why they were there, she responded, “I know. I threw the kitten against the wall and killed it.”
Lawrence Police Chief John Romero said his department has seen more animal cruelty cases and convictions. On May 8, Raisa Reyes was sentenced to three months in jail for failing to provide enough food which led to the death of her 2-year-old Pit Bull “Jada.”
Angel Velazquez, 21, of 286 Howard St. was arrested May 26 for disorderly conduct and animal cruelty after an officer directing traffic on Haverhill Street noticed him swinging the metal part of a leash and striking a 9-month-old blue nose pit bull named Domenick. Velazquez had been paid by a neighbor to walk Domenick.
Last December, Animal Control Officer Ellen Bistany issued a summons for animal cruelty against Edwin Hernandez after he allegedly threw a 4-week-old cat named “Shana”, breaking the kitten’s jaw. Also last December, nine cats were either poisoned or beaten to death in the Lowell and Greenwood Streets area.
“The poor animals have no one to speak out for them,” Romero said. “It’s terrible, cruel and inhumane and whoever does this should be held accountable.”
Animal cruelty is a felony.
(Eagle-Tribune - Jun 1, 2013)
