Alleged cat torturer accused of cutting tails

Timothy Kooyman was ordered to trial in May on four felony animal cruelty charges. Last week, San Bernardino County prosecutors amended the charges to include using scissors as a deadly weapon.

Kooyman has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison. It was not known if he had a lawyer.

Prosecutors say the 25-year-old Kooyman lured stray cats, then broke their legs and cut off their tails with scissors. Last May, Kooyman allegedly set a live cat ablaze and started a brush blaze.