A judge said the mother-of-three had “embarrassed the nation.”

Summary

Allexis Ferrell, a 27-year-old Ohio woman, was sentenced to one year in prison for killing and attempting to eat a cat.

The case gained global attention after it was falsely linked to Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, by Donald Trump and JD Vance, despite Ferrell being a U.S. citizen from Canton, 170 miles away.

The baseless claims were widely debunked by authorities.

Ferrell, a mother of three, was found competent to stand trial and requested treatment for substance abuse.

Judge Frank Forchione called the crime “repulsive” and sentenced her to the maximum term.

  • Pandantic [they/them]English
    25·
    14 hours ago

    Buried lead:

    …the Canton incident happened approximately 170 miles from Springfield and Ferrell is a U.S. citizen.

      • Lesrid@lemm.ee
        4·
        10 hours ago

        I mean it’s pretty much in the title. The summary isn’t part of the original article, readers of the article elsewhere had to dig for it if they misinterpreted the title.