A Florida man has been arrested in a horrific case wherein two kittens who have been thrown from a automotive on a freeway final month.
Diego Torres Ruiz, pictured in his mugshot above, was arrested by deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday. They had been investigating an alleged act of animal cruelty. The 29-year-old man is accused of throwing two kittens from the window of his transferring automotive on U.S. Highway 1 within the Islamorada space of Monroe County late final month.
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According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, which introduced the arrest on Thursday night, Ruiz has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty.
The case happened on November 28. That day, a motorist was touring on U.S. 1 after they noticed two kittens “tumble” out of a Hyundai Santa Fe driving northbound at mile marker 87 close to Islamorada. The witness adopted the automotive and tracked its make, mannequin, and license plate quantity.
As the sheriff’s workplace defined of their announcement by way of Facebook, different drivers swerved to keep away from hitting the kittens at a excessive charge of velocity. Ruiz tried to disclaim the allegations when confronted, however police endured due to the witness:
“A 29-year-old Islamorada man who tossed two kittens from a moving vehicle on U.S. 1 was arrested Thursday. Diego Torres Ruiz was charged with two counts of animal cruelty. On Nov. 28, a motorist reported seeing two kittens tumble from a northbound Hyundai Santa Fe near Mile Marker 87 causing vehicles to swerve to avoid hitting them. The witness provided the tag number and description of the suspect vehicle. The suspect, later identified as Ruiz, was stopped shortly thereafter. He denied knowing anything about the kittens.”
OMG…
Sadly, one of many kittens was discovered useless later that day. The sheriff’s workplace says it was apparently struck by a automobile after being thrown from the automotive.
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There is a contented ending to the opposite kitten’s story, although. The witness who referred to as within the alleged act of cruelty has adopted that cat after it was discovered unhurt within the woods close by. A well-meaning citizen took the animal to an area non-profit that cares for feral cats within the Florida Keys. Then, the automotive witness adopted the animal.
The sheriff’s workplace defined:
“The cats were not immediately found and Ruiz was released. The Sheriff’s Office continued to search for the kittens. Later on Nov. 28, one kitten was found dead by the Sheriff’s Office after apparently being struck by a vehicle. A second nearby kitten ran into the woods and out of sight, but was later found by a Rain Barrel Village employee and taken to Whiskers & Paws in Key Largo with non-life-threatening injuries. The witness adopted the kitten that survived and confirmed the kittens looked like those from the incident on U.S. 1.”
Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay additionally launched a quick assertion on the matter:
“I take these incidents very seriously and I’m happy to report an arrest was made in this case.”
No kidding.
Following their investigation, the Sheriff’s Office tracked down Ruiz’s deal with. They notified the State Attorney’s Office of the matter, and warrants have been issued. Ruiz was arrested apparently with out incident on Thursday.
His subsequent scheduled courtroom date will come on January 3, in accordance with People.
[Image via Monroe County Sheriff’s Office]