MIAMI, Fla. — A teenager accused of killing more than a dozen cats in southern Florida was released on more than $200,000 bond Wednesday after a judge ruled that he did not pose a danger to the community.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge John Thornton ordered Tyler Hayes Weinman, 18, released after a brief hearing Wednesday. Weinman will wear an electronic monitoring bracelet while he awaits his trial and will be allowed to attend counseling sessions.
Weinman has been charged with 19 counts each of animal cruelty and improperly disposing of an animal body. He also faces four counts of burglary.
If convicted, Weinman may face a maximum sentence of 158 years in prison.
Weinman is accused of the gruesome cat killings that terrorized residents of two south Miami-Dade County neighborhoods for about a month. Police believe he is behind the deaths of more than a dozen animals, whose mutilated bodies were discovered by their owners or other residents. Police say that some cats were likely killed by dogs.
Weinman, who was arrested over the weekend, is scheduled to be arraigned July 6.
by the associated press
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