Eloncio Cervantes Morales, 51, of 2238 Liberty Ave., Beloit, is charged with instigating fights between animals.
According to the criminal complaint, Morales was a customer at Speed On 51 Auto Repair, 2528 Center Ave., Janesville, when the dog attacked and killed a cat April 4.
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A worker at a neighboring business told police he saw a man throwing sticks into a tree and then saw a cat fall from the tree, according to the complaint.
The witness said the man then snapped his fingers and pointed to where the cat fell and gave the dog an order in Spanish, according to the complaint, at which point the dog mauled the poor cat to death.
On April 19, Janesville police talked to Morales, who told them he saw the dog barking and the cat in the tree and tried to pull the dog into the shop, but the dog was too strong, according to the complaint.
Morales said he then threw sticks at the cat to try to knock it out of the tree, hoping that it would run away, according to the complaint.
This moron couldn't even think of a good lie.
But when the cat fell from the tree, it turned and confronted the dog, and the dog attacked and killed the cat, Morales said, according to the complaint.
Morales said he returned to the shop and reported to workers that the dog had just killed a cat.
A worker at the shop told police Morales said he was with the shop dog behind the business and tried get the cat to leave so the dog would not attack it.
The worker said Morales said once the cat was out of the tree, he brought the dog back into the shop, but he never said the cat was injured, according to the complaint.
The maximum penalty for instigating animal fights is three years and six months in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Morales is free on a signature bond and is ordered to have no contact with the dog. His next court is an adjourned initial appearance on Wednesday, June 22.
Note: His name may be spelled Leoncio Cervantes Morales.
(GazetteXtra - June 8, 2016)
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