ATHENS, Georgia — 21-year-old Jahmal Anthony Swaby pleaded guilty to charges alleging he put a cat inside a cage with a dog and watched the dog kill the cat. He also pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and theft by receiving stolen property.
A Judge sentenced Swaby to eight years in prison and 12 years on probation for the crimes.
From Online-Athens: “Residents reported Sept. 30 that they were in their home and heard a cat in distress. Going outside to investigate, they told police, they saw the cat in a cage outside Swaby’s and Thomas’ home being chased around by a dog.
One of the witnesses described the cat as “running around inside the dog cage screaming for its life,” according to police, and said Swaby and Thomas were urging the dog to “get it.” The suspects reportedly laughed each time a witness yelled for them to stop.
One of the witnesses said that after calling 911, she saw the cat was “running for its life while injured,” according to police. Police said when officers arrived the cat was dead and the dog was still biting the carcass.”
Authorities said Swaby had a stolen revolver. Swaby was convicted of burglary in 2013 and is not supposed to have firearms.
