A judge said the mother-of-three had “embarrassed the nation.”

Summary

Allexis Ferrell, a 27-year-old Ohio woman, was sentenced to one year in prison for killing and attempting to eat a cat.

The case gained global attention after it was falsely linked to Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, by Donald Trump and JD Vance, despite Ferrell being a U.S. citizen from Canton, 170 miles away.

The baseless claims were widely debunked by authorities.

Ferrell, a mother of three, was found competent to stand trial and requested treatment for substance abuse.

Judge Frank Forchione called the crime “repulsive” and sentenced her to the maximum term.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    18 days ago

    “Officers were able to determine that Allexis had smashed the cat’s head with her foot and then began to eat the cat. I did observe blood on Allexis’ feet, hands, and fur on her lips,” said an officer’s report.

    Once again, the mentally ill remanded to the prison complex.

    • pivot_root@lemmy.world
      6·
      18 days ago

      Well, where else do you expect the slave labor private prison industry to acquire slaves inmates? Immigrants? Immigrant children? American citizens who look like immigr–wait, nevermind, I answered my own question.