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Grisly video emerges of Ohio woman allegedly killing, eating cat — but case not connected to migrants in Springfield eating pets
By Emily Crane,
6 hours ago
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Grisly video has emerged of a blood-soaked woman after she was allegedly caught killing and eating a cat in Ohio — but she’s neither a Haitian migrant nor anywhere near Springfield.
Alexis Ferrell, 27, was arrested and charged on Aug. 16 after distraught witnesses called 911 to report that they’d spotted her allegedly eating the feline in a neighborhood just outside Canton, WHIO reported .
The details of Ferrell’s arrest come as the falsehoods about Springfield’s Haitian immigrants only continued to spread online — including some who have claimed the bodycam footage is proof of the malicious animal-eating rumors.
Ferrell is not Haitian, the outlet noted.
She was born in Ohio and graduated from McKinley High School in Canton in 2015, records show.
The claims were amplified earlier this week when Trump took to the presidential debate stage and declared that migrants in Springfield had been abducting and eating pets.
“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there,” the Republican nominee said.
Debate moderators were quick to fact-check him and point out that city officials have said the claims are not true.
Trump’s comments, though, echoed claims made by his campaign — including his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, and other Republicans.
Knocking down the rumors, Springfield city manager Bryan Heck said there were “no credible reports of specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community.”
Meanwhile, Ferrell — who is being held on a $100,000 bond at the Stark County Jail — has since pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. She is due to face a competency hearing on Oct. 15.
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