Psycho cat-killing perv arrested after SWAT stand off, NJ cops say

🐈‍⬛ Edwin Sanabia is accused of luring stray cats to his home and torturing them

🐈‍⬛ He's accused of dumping their bodies in a dumpster

🐈‍⬛ On June 17 he allegedly threatened a teen and exposed himself

ATLANTIC CITY — A man was is being accused of luring over a dozen stray cats to his home with food and then torturing and killing them.

Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds said Atlantic City police were tipped off and sent an animal welfare officer to Maryland Avenue.

Detectives determined that Edwin Sanabia, 26, would offer the felines food and then torture, beat, and kill the cats. Their bodies would be taken to a dumpster.

Officials said Sanabia also beat several cats who were in a neighbor's makeshift shelter. He punched and kicked several cats and dragged them around by the tail, Reynolds said.

Sanabia is charged with 13 counts of animal cruelty.

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Charged less than a month before

Atlantic City police charged Sanabia on June 17 with assault and weapons charges after he allegedly threatened a teenager with a knife, chased him, and exposed his genitals while making lewd comments. Several neighbors told police that Sanabia went into his house.

The county SWAT team was called when Sanabia would not come out. When officers entered the home, he was not there. He returned home the next day and was taken into custody.

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