Batavia man charged with roasting cat
A Batavia man has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities found a house cat burning in his oven.
Batavia city firefighters responded to Darren R. Annovi's apartment about 9 p.m. Monday for a report of an activated smoke alarm, Batavia police said Tuesday. Firefighters found the apartment full of light smoke that was coming from a cat that was found deceased in his oven.
Annovi, 42, lived at 400 East Main St. in an apartment building owned by the Batavia Housing Authority.
He was arraigned Monday night on a misdemeanor count of aggravated cruelty to animals and ordered held with no bail at Genesee County Jail. Annovi is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday at 10 a.m.
A statement from the police department did not include any explanation for Annovi's alleged abuse of the cat, whose name was not released.