SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 38-year-old man was behind bars March 24 on charges of slamming a cat against the windshields of cars in Huntington Beach, killing the animal.
Beau Browning Watson pleaded not guilty Thursday to cruelty to animals and two counts of vandalism, all felonies, in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana. He was next due in court April 4 for a pretrial hearing in the West Justice Center in Westminster.
