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Media Release: $2,500 Reward Offered to Find Sadistic Fugitive Who Scalded a Cat

Media Release: $2,500 Reward Offered to Find Sadistic Fugitive Who Scalded a Cat

$2,500 REWARD OFFERED TO FIND SADISTIC FUGITIVE WHO SCALDED A CAT

Contact: Doll Stanley, doll@idausa.org, (662) 809-4483
Images: http://bit.ly/CatScaldingMP


Moss Point, MS (January 13, 2017) – In Defense of Animals, the international animal protection organization that runs the Winona, Mississippi-based Justice for Animals Campaign, has announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Laderrick Oneal Rostchild, a felon eluding the Moss Point, Mississippi Police Department since he learned he was to be arrested for “aggravated cruelty” to a cat.

On or about Tuesday December 13, 2016, Laderrick Oneal Rostchild and his uncle Larry Rostchild Jr. were identified from a Snapchat video Laderrick’s girlfriend Karmen Coleman recorded and shared of the two men scalding a live cat confined in a “humane” trap. The duo doused the unnamed black and white male cat with two pots of boiling water and kicked the trap, laughing as they mocked the cat’s suffering. Coleman released the cat who was seen alive, but was later recovered lying dead in the fetal position. It was later confirmed that the cat died of thermal burns. The incident took place in the carport of 6237 Henry Street, Moss Point, Mississippi.

Larry Rostchild Jr. was arrested for “aggravated cruelty to a cat”, a first offense misdemeanor in the State of Mississippi, a crime that carries up to a $2,500 fine and, or six months in jail. Karen Coleman was arrested for rendering criminal assistance during the crime, a charge that carries a maximum fine of $1,000 and, or a year in jail. The pair will be arraigned on February 14, 2017 in the Moss Point, Municipal Court - an ironic timing for such a heartless crime.

Laderrick Oneal Rostchild is still at large. He has a history of fraud, theft, domestic violence, resisting arrest, and contempt of court. His sadistic animal cruelty crime could land him back in prison for violating the conditions of his parole.

“It’s incomprehensible that anyone could so diabolically torture a helpless animal of any species”, stated In Defense of Animals’ Justice for Animals Campaign Director Doll Stanley. “Any person who could commit such violence and mock the suffering of another being is a sick and twisted danger to society. In Defense of Animals is offering this substantial reward so we can see justice done and Laderrick rehabilitated so he no longer poses a threat to anyone else.”

Currently the heinous crime of scalding this defenseless cat is a mere misdemeanor, but that could soon change. Since egregious acts of violence to animals are now being reported almost on a daily basis, Mississippi Senator Angela Hill had reintroduced her amendment to MSSS 97-41-16, the 2011 “Dog & Cat” law that, if passed, would make a first offense crime of aggravated cruelty to a dog or a cat a felony. In Defense of Animals’ Justice for Animals Campaign is aligning with coalitions, organizations, officials, and citizens across the state to help pass this important bill.

“Criminals who commit disgusting crimes like this do not restrict themselves to helpless animals. Rostchild and all animal abusers pose a peril to the very fabric of society”, added In Defense of Animals’ Justice for Animals Campaign Director Stanley. “It is vital that we put strong laws in place to protect animals and deter criminals from moving on to other victims.”

Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of Laderrick Oneal Rostchild should immediately contact Commander Stacey Dean of the Moss Point Police Department at (228) 475-1711.

For more information, please visit www.idausa.org

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