DEPEW, NY – A Depew man who was accused of beating his cat with a baseball bat is now facing felony animal cruelty charges.
This week, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced that 52-year-old Boyd C. Baker of Depew pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated cruelty to animals .
Baker pleaded guilty to the only charge in the indictment against him two days before testimony was scheduled to begin in his upcoming bench trial.
“On February 14, 2021, at approximately 10:48 p.m., Depew Police officers responded to a residence on Penora Street after receiving a 911 call from a neighbor. The defendant is accused of hitting his cat multiple times with a baseball bat in the driveway outside of his home,” D.A. Flynn said. “A couple hours after the incident was reported, a police officer found the cat severely injured before it died. A necropsy determined that the cat, named “Roxy,” died from blunt force trauma.”
Baker faces a maximum of two years in prison when he is sentenced by Erie County Court Judge Sheila A. DiTullio on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. He continues to remain released on his own recognizance.
A court order issued by Judge DiTullio that prohibits the defendant from owning any animals remains in effect.