Las Vegas man accused of throwing kitten against wall, killing it

A man was arrested last week after telling staff at a Las Vegas veterinary hospital that he threw his five-month-old kitten against a wall, leaving the animal paralyzed before it was euthanized, according to police.

Beion Crespo Rimando was arrested Thursday and booked at the Clark County Detention Center, a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report said. Rimando faces a felony charge willful or malicious torture or maiming of animals for companionship or pleasure resulting in death, according to Las Vegas Justice Court records.

Police said they received a call on Oct. 9 for Clark County Animal Protection Services at the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Hospital, near the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Durango Drive. A veterinarian reported that a man, identified as Rimando, had brought in a kitten named Nabi that he said he threw against the wall because “he was trying to sleep, and his cat was making too much noise.”

Rimando took the kitten to the vet’s office after noticing it couldn’t walk, according to the report, which added that doctors ruled Nabi sustained “irreversible trauma” and recommended euthanasia.

Nabi suffered several injuries, including a spinal fracture and dislocation, a partial lung collapse, paralysis in its rear legs, blood visible in its left eye and bleeding from its nostril, police said.

Rimando agreed to meet with officers about a different matter and was taken into custody Thursday after he was seen leaving a Las Vegas-area apartment.

Online court records show Rimando posted bail, which was set at $5,000, after a hearing Tuesday. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 25.

Rimando is being represented by attorney Craig Hendricks, who did not respond to a request for comment.

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