KIMBALL -- Eldon Lewis of Kimball was sentenced March 4 to a 24-month sentence before Judge Derek Weimer to after pleading No Contest to a Class 4 Felony of Cruelty to Animal Resulting in Death.

Lewis was arrested in October on suspicion of eating a cat was found guilty in Kimball County District Court. 

On October 11, the Kimball Police Department executed a search warrant at 404 S. Myrtle St. in Kimball in reference to possible animal cruelty taking place.  

According to the affidavit, “The alleged animal cruelty being that Eldon Lewis had captured, killed, skinned, ate, and kept the head of his ex-wife's cat.” 

During the investigation, authorities found evidence of an animal being killed in the garage. 

“There was blood spatter, animal hair, an axe, multiple knives, a machete, and broken zip-ties, showing that the animal was bound and restrained,” the affidavit states.  

The affidavit also states that Lewis later admitted in an interview with officers that he did kill the cat by using an axe.

NCN Reporter Kristi Shields contributed to this story.