‘He likes to beat up cats’: Brevard County man arrested for animal cruelty, sheriff says

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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — An animal abuse suspect is set to face a Brevard County judge on Thursday.

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Deputies released a video on Wednesday showing the arrest of 18-year-old Kieran McKinney.

Investigators said videos show McKinney spraying water into a cat’s carrier while it was inside.

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Deputies learned about that after responding to a different case, where they say he threw a cat off a third-floor balcony.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey says this behavior will not be tolerated.

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