SBCC student arrested for beating cat
Police say suspect smashed a four-month-old cat's head against a wall
Alexandra Wilcox
Issue date: 11/15/07 Section: News
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Nicholas David Thompson, 21, is held on $20,000 bail on the charge of abusing his roommate's four-month-old cat Gigi and tossing it into a running shower after it had urinated on Thompson's bed, according to a Santa Barbara Police Department press release.
The cat had suffered brain swelling, ruptured eye blood vessels, and a depressed heart rate and was taken to a nearby Mesa veterinary hospital. Gigi has since improved and has been released to its owner.
At 8 a.m. on Saturday, Thompson's 19-year-old roommate who owned the cat, and the owner's friend heard a banging noise and found Thompson forcefully knocking the cat's head against the wall, police say. Thompson continued to throw the cat into a closed shower and turned on the water.
According to the report, Thompson had barred the cat's owner and the owner's friend from retrieving the cat from the shower, but eventually let them pass after a few minutes of convincing. Thompson then chased them into the cat owner's room, continuing to yell and physically threaten them.
When the owner and his friend tried to leave with the severely injured cat, Thompson again blocked their path and told them they couldn't leave until they cleaned the cat's urine from his bed, police say.
As they continued to leave, police say Thompson shoved his roommate back into his room. They were able to leave a few minutes later and took the cat to the Santa Barbara Pet Hospital on 1807 Cliff Dr. Police say the cat was near death.
According to the report, police and Animal Control went to Thompson's Loma Alta house and found him smoking marijuana in his room.
After they questioned him, police arrested Thompson for animal cruelty, false imprisonment and battery.
Angela Summerson, supervisor of Admissions and Records, confirmed Thompson is enrolled at City College.
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Caroline
posted 4/03/08 @ 10:19 PM PST
oh my god nick. i cant believe you were arrested for beating a kitten. what happened?
Linda Stephenson
posted 4/04/08 @ 5:51 PM PST
I'm very sad for the kitten, but perhaps this incident will result in the criminal getting some psychiatric help before he does something worse. A person who reacts to minor annoyances with uncontrolled rage and violence is a threat to others. (Continued…)
rl
posted 4/06/08 @ 1:33 PM PST
As someone with a slightly troublesome cat (she bites feet, sometimes resulting in an early morning wakeup) I cannot imagine anything that a 4 month old kitten could do to provoke that amount of sheer rage. (Continued…)
Scott Scotterson
posted 7/22/08 @ 8:20 PM PST
What is Nicholas David Thompson's address and phone number?
This psycho needs to be observed far longer than his prison sentence.
And who is Nicholas David Thompson's loser Republican dad? Financing his life, etc. (Continued…)
prabhuly
chris
posted 11/14/08 @ 12:05 PM PST
[QUOTE id="fe611450-c972-4c9d-ad59-f5b700117b97"]I'm very sad for the kitten, but perhaps this incident will result in the criminal getting some psychiatric help before he does something worse. (Continued…)
LSL
posted 11/21/08 @ 1:12 PM PST
This is truly sad. The student obviously had done something to this animal before for it to react like this, it's not an indiscriminate action, ask any pet owner. (Continued…)
Phuk Yew
posted 12/28/08 @ 11:04 PM PST
The Cat is lucky it wasn't my bed otherwise my dog would have something to play with.
Jermel Ladd
posted 1/14/09 @ 3:12 PM PST
I HOPE THIS PEICE OF SCUMBAG GETS LIFE IN PRISON. If this guy ever even thinks of pullin this crap wit me n my cat, i will with no regret bang his head against the wall repeatedly times then throw his ass in the shower
Molecular Physics Assignment
posted 7/13/09 @ 6:38 AM PST
I really cann't even read this article. It's awful.
Bob
posted 8/24/09 @ 2:39 PM PST
Pet owners need to keep their animals out of other people's space in the first place. If you aren't in a living situation where you can do that, then don't have an animal - its irresponsible. (Continued…)
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