Police in Ohio recently released gruesome bodycam footage of a woman who allegedly stomped on a cat’s head before eating the animal in front of shocked witnesses, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
On Aug. 16, police in Canton were called to a disturbing scene and found 27-year-old Allexis Ferrell, who had “fur on her lips and blood on her hands,” police said.
Canton police bodycam footage captured the moment officers arrived Daily mail reported.
The video shows Ferrell crouching on the injured cat, whose head was smashed, and asking an officer, “Anyone have rubber gloves? She’s covered in blood.”
As Ferrell is read her rights, an officer says, “Smile for me. Go like this. Did you eat that cat? Did you eat it?’
Ferrell, who remains silent for most of the encounter, eventually calmly answers the question of why she killed the cat, saying simply, “I don’t know.”
The incident took place just weeks earlier Donald Trump referred during the presidential debate to unsubstantiated reports that alleged Haitian immigrants were “eating pets” in Springfield, a city about 170 miles from Canton.
The claims were echoed by Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vancewho said, “In Springfield they eat the dogs. The people who came in. They eat the cats.”
Following her arrest, Ferrell was charged with cruelty to companion animals, a fifth-degree felony. She was currently being held in the Stark County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
Ferrell has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and is scheduled for a competency hearing on Oct. 15, officials said.
Canton police spokesman Dennis Garren emphasized that Ferrell’s actions are not related to the migrant claims and described her as a “lifelong resident of Canton.”
