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Queens Man Indicted for Animal Cruelty After Cat Killing

4/1/2026

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Jalen Gonzalez, a 23-year-old from Queens, has been indicted on animal cruelty charges for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Kitty.
Prosecutors, led by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, say he attacked the cat after an argument while intoxicated.
A forensic necropsy found a crushed skull and that the head was severed from the spine.
Gonzalez faces up to two years in jail and is scheduled to return to court on July 21.

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Jalen Gonzalez, a 23-year-old from Queens, has been indicted on animal cruelty charges for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Kitty.
Prosecutors, led by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, say he attacked the cat after an argument while intoxicated.
A forensic necropsy found a crushed skull and that the head was severed from the spine.
Gonzalez faces up to two years in jail and is scheduled to return to court on July 21.