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Case involving pit bull tortured in Soledad suspended

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A man accused of stealing his mother's pit bull from her Soledad home in March of 2018 and lighting the dog on fire appeared in a Monterey County courtroom in Salinas on Thursday, May 3 for a preliminary hearing.
According to investigators, Devonte Sirwet-Perea caused the dog, named Kato, to suffer burns over 90% of it's body. A Soledad police officer found the dog abandoned and suffering in Soledad, and it had to be euthanized at a nearby veterinary hospital.
Sirwet-Perea was found 2 days later by Monterey County Sheriff's Office deputies in Salinas and he was arrested.
The criminal case against Sirwet-Perea was suspended by Judge Mark Hood on Thursday, May 3 after his defense attorney raised concerns about mental competency. Sirwet Perea is still being held in custody though without bail on felony animal cruelty and drug charges.

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