Man Charged After Trying To Kill Cat That Made Him Fail Online Exam
February 8, 2012 at 1:30 pm by Jaded
Gainesville, FL – Marvelle Rucker, 21, was taken into custody Sunday after admitting to police that he tried to smother his girlfriend’s cat because it caused him to fail an online exam.
Rucker’s girlfriend told police the cat was lethargic and unresponsive when she returned home from work Sunday afternoon. Also, in what I would have to assume was an argument over the state of the cat’s health, police say Rucker cornered the girlfriend in the bathroom and yelled at her and repeatedly poked her in the face for about 10 or 15 minutes.
When questioned about the cat, Rucker reportedly laughed as he told the arresting officer he placed a pillow over the critter’s face and punched it. He was trying to kill it, he said, because the damn thing caused him to fail a test.
Rucker admitted to cornering his girlfriend in the bathroom, telling police he wasn’t going to let her out until she listened to what he had to say. He also admitted to poking the woman in the face, but said that because he wasn’t actually beating her, he didn’t think it was a crime.
Rucker is now behind bars, facing charges of animal cruelty, false imprisonment and battery. A bond amount has not yet been made available.
No word on the condition of the cat.
Tags: Animal Cruelty, Battery, false imprisonment, Florida, Marvelle Rucker, Smothering


























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