Escambia Man Charged With Repeatedly Abusing Kitten

July 28, 2024

An 18-year-old Escambia County man has been charged with repeatedly abusing a three-week old kitten.

Eli Adrian Lee McIntyre was charged with felony animal cruelty. He remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $100,000.

McIntyre’s roommate provided the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office with four videos he alleged showed McIntyre abusing the kitten.

The first video reportedly showed McIntyre wrapping a phone charging cord around the neck of the kitten and pulling it up. Another showed the kitten having a seizure on the floor after McIntyre allegedly threw it against a wall. The other videos showed McIntyre grabbing the kitten by the neck and placing it inside a 12-pack box, and taking it in and out of a freezer, according to an arrest report.

The roommate told deputies that these were not the only abuse incidents, and McIntyre became aggressive after attempts to make him stop.

There was no update provided on the kitten’s condition in the arrest report.

Comments

26 Responses to “Escambia Man Charged With Repeatedly Abusing Kitten”

  1. Lisa Mottsey on August 4th, 2024 10:09 am

    The poor kitty didnt deserve any harm. They are gods creatures put here for us to enjoy. I pray for the roommate if he get out on bail and finds out who turned him in. He has violent tendencies and it will escalate into something much worse. A serial killer in the making.

  2. Linda on July 31st, 2024 4:45 pm

    You have no right to be doing this. What if you was that kitten? Would you like to have a charger wrapped around your neck or be thrown against a wall? I hope you face 100000 years in prison.

  3. George on July 30th, 2024 12:24 am

    A momma I sure do not want my butt beat so apologize for offending you

  4. Why on July 29th, 2024 12:21 am

    They are coming for you, little boy….

    Sweet dreams…

  5. Why on July 29th, 2024 12:18 am

    WHAT IS THIS MESS?!?!!

    SOMEONE HANDLE THIS KID PLEASE?

  6. Thompson Girl on July 28th, 2024 11:12 pm

    Roommate should have reported him after the first incident and not waited.

  7. Concerned on July 28th, 2024 7:08 pm

    Lock him up! JTV IS RIGHT! He must enjoy seeing pain from little defenseless animals. Next is humans.

  8. Freda Whaley on July 28th, 2024 6:30 pm

    Any and everything he did to that cat should be done back to him only triple it. Then wait an hour and do it again.

  9. David Huie Green on July 28th, 2024 6:09 pm

    JVT is correct.

  10. A momma on July 28th, 2024 5:00 pm

    Thanks to whoever reported this monster. I could think of a few ways to where he wouldn’tdo that again to anything or anyone @George yes he needs to have his ass beat and sounds like yours needs it too.

  11. Jcellops on July 28th, 2024 4:39 pm

    ITCA (Intentional Torture and Cruelty to Animals). Psychology Today has some alarming articles on this phenomena. This kid desperately needs a thorough psychological evaluation/help before he integrates back into society.

  12. Doncooper on July 28th, 2024 4:38 pm

    3 wk old kitten. Eyes were not even open, should have still been with it’s momma and brothers and sisters. Did he just pick on this one kitten and leave momma and the other kittens alone ???????

  13. Mr B on July 28th, 2024 3:12 pm

    Why give him any potential bond? This dude is a sick-o. How can you possibly hurt a baby kitten. Let him rot in the system.

  14. Good grief! on July 28th, 2024 3:03 pm

    Some people always say “mental health issues”. Not everyone is mental. Some are just EVIL!!!!!! Evil is a sin problem not a mental problem.

  15. EMD on July 28th, 2024 1:44 pm

    This is a VERY DANGEROUS person. Total psycopath ! ! ! Demon possessed? Do not let him back out into our already dark world.

  16. Bill T on July 28th, 2024 12:11 pm

    I got a Pitt bull that wants to play hide and seek with you !! In an open field !!!

  17. Charlotte Bates on July 28th, 2024 11:22 am

    Did it make you feel like a man? You need to have two things happen to you. One, life in prison, and two rotting in hell.

  18. retired on July 28th, 2024 10:35 am

    @ JTV

    you are correct. need to lock this animal up for a loooooong time.

    thank you room mate

  19. Susie on July 28th, 2024 10:01 am

    This pathetic child picking on a baby animal is sick to the bone. No telling what he would do next. He needs some serious help in a place he can’t get out of for a long, long time.

  20. George on July 28th, 2024 9:32 am

    Amazing, some of you express using violence against this person instead of letting the law handle it. That makes you as bad as him.

  21. JTV on July 28th, 2024 8:37 am

    This is what serial killers do before they start killing humans. This one isn’t done.

  22. Pacegirl on July 28th, 2024 8:18 am

    This punk needs to have the same thing done to him. Anyone that injures animals should have the crap beat out of them in the same done to them to see how it feels. I have no sympathy for him.

  23. AB on July 28th, 2024 8:08 am

    Obviously this boy needs alot of mental help. How can someone be so cruel to something so innocent? SICK!

  24. Jr on July 28th, 2024 7:36 am

    Five minutes is all I need. I would throw your butt against a wall, and when I got done with you, you wouldn’t ever even want to see another cat . Punk a## kid.

  25. Citizen on July 28th, 2024 5:08 am

    This kind of evil mental depravity in a person predicts the onset of other criminal violence as well as a very evil spiritual issue. If you’ve ever thought you’d seen a “RED FLAG” to worse behavior, this is it. He is not the type person we need in our society. I hope the courts see this as well.

  26. Big D on July 28th, 2024 5:00 am

    This almost makes me want to get into trouble to goto jail to give to pay back for that kitten should of been no bond if there videos don’t let him kite out like a little boy keep him in population and spread the word he will get what he deserves the punk has some issues to do that to something that young and little sick sick what if it was a baby human