Three adults arrested on charges of 100 counts of animal cruelty after hoarding more than 200 cats, police say
Police arrested three Connecticut adults last week and charged each of them with more than 100 counts of animal cruelty after they were found hoarding what
Police arrested three Connecticut adults last week and charged each of them with more than 100 counts of animal cruelty after they were found hoarding what authorities estimate were more than 200 cats.
Authorities arrested James Thomen Sr., 61; Laura Thomen, 53; and Marissa O’Brien, 30, on Oct. 19, charging each with 106 counts of animal cruelty and two counts of risk of injury to a minor, according to a statement from the Winchester Police Department.
Another warrant is pending for a fourth adult, police said.
The arrests come four months after police found the cats at the family's Winsted home after receiving an anonymous call about a sick cat in June.
Officers found what they believe were more than 200 cats on the scene, along with "horrible conditions" that led them to contact the state Department of Children and Families to remove a 6-year-old girl and 10-year-old boy living in the house and place them with relatives, according to police.
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