Overview

• Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 45, has been charged with two felony counts of animal cruelty, one felony count of grand theft of a pet, and one misdemeanor count of methamphetamine possession.
• Acosta is accused of luring neighborhood cats with food and violently harming or killing them, as captured on security camera footage.
• Investigators searching Acosta’s home discovered evidence of dozens of dead cats, though the exact number remains undetermined.
• Among the incidents, Acosta is suspected of stealing a Bengal lynx cat named Clubber from a Westminster home in March, which was later returned to its owner.
• The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is seeking to raise Acosta’s bail to $100,000, and he faces over five years in prison if convicted.