MIAMI — An 18-year-old man was arrested early Sunday and accused of committing a string of gruesome cat mutilation deaths that had horrified residents of his Miami area community, authorities said.
Tyler Weinman was taken into custody early Sunday, the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office said. Weinman was charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body and four counts of burglary.
MIAMI -- Authorities say a South Florida teenager accused of killing and mutilating more than a dozen cats has posted bond, but can't be released from jail until he fulfills other requirements.
Alleged cat mutilator Tyler Weinman is no stranger to feline anatomy -- he dissected the animals last year in class at Palmetto High. That revelation came Monday, the same day a judge ordered Weinman.
MIAMI — A teenager accused of killing and mutilating cats in two South Florida communities must undergo a psychiatric evaluation before he is released from jail.
The Miami teen accused of brutally killing more than two dozen cats will appear in court Monday afternoon to face a judge for the first time since his arrest over the weekend. The bond hearing for Tyler Weinman.
The cyberworld exploded with interest in the arrest of Tyler Hayes Weinman, who is accused of killing 19 cats in South Miami-Dade. Some friends have started a Facebook group called ''Justice for Tyler,'' which seeks to clear his name.
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