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Body camera video from Canton, Ohio, police show officers arresting 27-year-old Allexis Telia Ferrell in August after neighbors reported she had killed and begun eating a cat. This incident seems to have sparked unfounded allegations that Haitian immigrants were targeting people's pets. Former President Donald Trump repeated the bogus story during the presidential debate. The 911 calls to the police raised questions if she was suffering from drug or mental health problems. She was charged with prohibitions concerning companion animals, animal cruelty, and disorderly conduct.

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