Friday, November 27, 2015

Spencer Scott Morse, 19, pleads guilty to swinging cat named Cammy by the tail and slamming her onto the pavement and killing her

CALIFORNIA -- A 19-year-old Sonora man who pleaded guilty last month to killing a cat is set to be sentenced Monday in Tuolumne County Superior Court.

Spencer Scott Morse, was arrested June 20 and charged with felony cruelty to animals in connection to a June 15 incident in which Cammy, a 5-year-old female calico cat, was killed in an apartment complex on the 200 block of Greenley Road.

The case has drawn a considerable amount of attention from multiple animal rights groups throughout the region — including Sonora Cat Rescue.


Video surveillance footage taken at the apartment complex captured a man pulling into the parking lot in a red Toyota Celica at 11:11 p.m. June 15, grabbing Cammy by her tail, swinging her over his head and slamming her onto the pavement, killing her. 

A Sonora Police officer identified Morse as the man in the footage.

Morse pleaded guilty Oct. 26 before Judge Donald Segerstrom.

On Wednesday, Shantel Thompson, Cammy’s owner, said she hopes Morse gets the maximum sentence.

“(Cammy) was a living animal, and our pet — our family member,” she said.  

Thompson, who has two young daughters — ages 8 and 4, said her family misses Cammy “dearly.”

“There’s no replacing her,” she said.

According to a June Sonora Police Department press release, Morse admitted to killing Cammy during an interview with authorities. Morse told them of a prior incident he had with another cat.


“He claimed an unrelated cat had bitten him on the finger approximately a week prior, so he had driven to the apartment complex with the intent to locate and harm a cat (any cat),” the press release said.

Segerstrom said there are multiple sentences Morse could face, including up to one year in jail.

Morse was released from Tuolumne County Jail June 20 on $15,000 bond.

(The Union Democrat - November 27, 2015)

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