Man pleads not guilty to mutilating and killing cats
RIVERSIDE -- A man serving a 5-year prison term for mutilating and killing cats in Rancho Cucamonga has denied criminal charges alleging he committed similar acts at a Corona motel.
Timothy Kooyman, 26, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Riverside Superior Court to three felony counts of animal cruelty.
Prosecutors accuse Kooyman, a former Upland resident, of luring cats from nearby neighborhoods in February 2008 while he was staying at the National Inn in Corona.
Kooyman allegedly broke the cats' legs, decapitated a cat with an ax, ran over another with his truck, and cut another repeatedly with a razor blade.
Kooyman confessed to the acts after he was arrested in May 2008 for abusing and killing cats in Rancho Cucamonga, according to investigative reports.
He was sentenced to five years in prison in May last year after pleading guilty to four felonies related to the Rancho Cucamonga abuse -- three for animal cruelty and one for arson.
Prosecutors had accused Kooyman of setting a cat on fire, causing a small brush fire.
I am SOOOO upset with this I want to puke. I hope he didnt have a jury. Been on a jury recently on a murder trial I stomached listening about a dead person and saw pictures of a dead body. This case would put me over the edge if I was a part of a jury with this kind of case I would give him the HIGHEST possible charge. Torture and murder on a living thing that doesn't know any better is the cruelst form of evil murder. I Hope someone cuts him up with razor blades in prison.. and when he gets out I hope someone finds him and gives him a piece of his own medicine.. truly bothering. Will I love your stories.. good work!
To all who would like to show their support for the victims in this case: please attend the Preliminary Hearing, where witnesses will testify about what happened in Corona. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, Dept. 41, 8:30 a.m. or shortly thereafter, at the Hall of Justice courthouse in Riverside.
We are lucky to live in a community where the District Attorneys' offices (San Bernardino and Riverside counties) take animal abuse/torture/cruelty seriously. Let's show our support for all of their efforts and hard work too. We need to keep Timothy Kooyman off the streets for as long as possible.