Nicholas Calfy is in custody after video footage showed him abusing a kitten in a Mesa parking lot.
According to Mesa Police, on June 3, 2019, Mesa Police responded to a report from employees of a business located at 1411 S Country Club regarding animal cruelty that was captured on surveillance footage. The employees found an approximately 6 week old injured kitten in the parking lot that appeared to have head trauma and tremors.
A review surveillance footage revealed that an adult man was seen taking his shirt off and chasing the kitten in the parking lot. The man is seen cornering the kitten and using his shirt to cover it and then kick the kitten multiple times. The man then smoked a cigarette as he stared at the kitten.
Officers investigating the incident identified the man as 23-year-old Calfy. Calfy was located and interviewed and admitted to being the person on the surveillance footage but denied having memory involving the kitten.
Calfy was arrested for the animal cruelty investigation and was found to be in possession of methamphetamine at the time of his arrest. He has been charged with one count of animal cruelty, possession of a dangerous drug, and possession of drug paraphernalia.