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According to police in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, 47-year-old Garry Lamar has been extorting money from his own mother by holding her beloved cat for ransom. It started about a year ago, when 78-year-old Mary Lamar Grancher kicked her son out of her home, accusing him of abuse.
After being thrown out of the house, Police Sgt. Daniel Ormond says Lamar began repeatedly threatening to kidnap the cat. He actually only kidnapped the cat once, but made weekly threats, demanding money to ensure the cat's safety. Police don't believe that cat was ever harmed, but Grancher did make payments to her son, totaling more than $20,000 in cash and checks.
"This isn't just a family cat," Ormond said. "She actually called this cat her companion since she lived alone."
Lamar was arrested and released on $200 bail. He has been ordered to stay away from his mother, but I think he deserves a more severe punishment. Perhaps he should be sentenced to spend the rest of his miserable days in a room full of angry cats?
After being thrown out of the house, Police Sgt. Daniel Ormond says Lamar began repeatedly threatening to kidnap the cat. He actually only kidnapped the cat once, but made weekly threats, demanding money to ensure the cat's safety. Police don't believe that cat was ever harmed, but Grancher did make payments to her son, totaling more than $20,000 in cash and checks.
"This isn't just a family cat," Ormond said. "She actually called this cat her companion since she lived alone."
Lamar was arrested and released on $200 bail. He has been ordered to stay away from his mother, but I think he deserves a more severe punishment. Perhaps he should be sentenced to spend the rest of his miserable days in a room full of angry cats?
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9-07-2007 @ 9:06AM
DaMoKi Bob said...I love cats; I don't like Garry. Not because of the potential harm posed to an animal we presume is dumber than he is, but, because of the incivility he directed toward his mother.
When the only lever you have is a threat against your mom, the reading on your "despicable meter" rises sharply.
Seems to me there are two people being punished here, and that is the really sad part. I would imagine he will/should be prosecuted for extortion (I’m not an attorney) or something like that. Then again, that’s just punishment; what he really needs is a chronic hair ball.
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