Rancho Cucamonga man charged with six counts of cat abuse

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A transient with a history of animal abuse is in a San Bernardino County jail, accused of torturing cats, the Associated Press reports.

Court documents show 24-year-old Timothy Kooyman was charged last week with six counts of felony animal cruelty and one count of recklessly causing a fire.

Sheriff’s officials say Kooyman was found May 13 in Rancho Cucamonga with two cats that had broken bones and whose tails had been cut off. He later was linked to an arson where a cat had been doused with gasoline, lighted on fire and thrown into a field.

Records show Kooyman is on probation from a case last year where he was convicted of abusing cats. He was being held Tuesday without bail.

--Francisco Vara-Orta

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