Follow-up: Cat killer from East Providence Anthony Stravato behind bars after probation violation

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Convicted cat killer Anthony Stravato is back behind bars after officials say he violated the terms of his probation.

The police picked up Stravato, 25, at his residence, the Rumford Inn, 400 Newport Ave., just after 7 p.m. Wednesday after the attorney general obtained a warrant charging him with violating the terms of his release. He had served time for mutilating and killing his mother's cat "Cuddles" and a rat in East Providence, and also for sending disturbing messages about mutilating animals and obscene photos to an underage girl in Warren, according to Lt. Thomas Rush.

Stravato was charged as a probation violator because he failed to appear for mental health and probation appointments on Aug. 24, according to Amy P. Kempe, spokeswoman for Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin. He is being held at the Adult Correctional Institutions without bail pending a court review on Sept. 1.

About two weeks ago, the state issued an unusual warning to animal shelters and the public, saying they believed that he would kill again, and that he or his girlfriend, Alyssa LaMountain, 20, of Warren, may try to adopt or buy animals.

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