Man stabs neighbor’s cats at On the Beat in the Bluegrass

Man stabs neighbor’s cats

Published

on September 30, 2008

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A judge has increased bond to $100,000 for a northern Kentucky man accused of breaking into a neighbor’s home and stabbing two cats to death.
The bond for 30-year-old Russell Swigart of Highland Heights had been $5,000 since he was arrested Friday and taken to the Kenton County jail. The Kentucky Enquirer reported Tuesday that Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Brian Richmond didn’t say in open court why he asked for the bond increase.
Police found the back door of a home forced open Thursday and two cats stabbed to death.

Police say Swigart still had a knife covered in cat hair and blood when he was arrested.
Swigart is charged with one count of felony burglary and two misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.
Swigart’s attorney, public defender John Delany, asked for a preliminary hearing Tuesday to be postponed while he studies the case.

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Ashlee Clark is the Richmond bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader. She has covered general assignments in Madison, Clark, Estill, Powell and Montgomery counties since she joined the newspaper in September 2007. Ashlee, a Louisville native, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received degrees in journalism and sociology.

Shawntaye Hopkins is the Herald-Leader’s police reporter, covering local law enforcement, fire and EMS and breaking news. She joined the staff in September 2006 as the newspaper’s night police reporter. Shawntaye, a Louisville native, graduated from Western Kentucky University where she studied journalism and criminology. Shawntaye resides in Lexington.

Delano Massey is the Herald-Leader’s Regional Editor. He works closely with the paper’s bureau reporters and police and courts reporters to plan coverage, pursue breaking news and seek out enterprise stories. A Northeast Ohio native, Delano started his journalism career as a night cops reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat. In 2003, he made the trek to Lexington to take the reins as the newspaper’s daytime cops reporter. Delano, a graduate of the University of Akron, has won numerous awards for breaking news, spot news and investigative journalism.

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