{"id":406889,"date":"2026-07-21T19:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/406889\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T19:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T19:03:11","slug":"nevada-man-william-ohlson-accused-of-torturing-kitten-to-death-in-sf-wanted-on-arrest-warrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/406889\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada man William Ohlson accused of torturing kitten to death in SF wanted on arrest warrant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KGO logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/origin-kgo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, July 21, 2026 6:23PM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Arrest warrant for NV man accused of torturing, killing kitten in SF\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) &#8212; A Nevada man accused of torturing and killing a kitten in San Francisco is now wanted on an arrest warrant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The court issued the warrant Monday for 33-year-old William Ohlson of Reno after he failed to appear in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">San Francisco police say Ohlson &#8220;violently tortured&#8221; a small kitten to death inside an ATM vestibule in the 1800 block of Market Street around 2 a.m. He then fled with the dead animal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Video shows Ohlson being arrested on July 14 after officers served a search warrant at his hotel on the 100 block of Fell Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">INTERACTIVE: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/feature\/san-francisco-bay-area-safety-tracker-crime-stats-how-safe-is-my-neighborhood-zip-code-statistics\/12442207\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Take a look at the ABC7 Neighborhood Safety Tracker<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">When police went in to arrest Ohlson, he&#8217;s accused of leading police on a chase, and fleeing to the roof of an adjacent building before being aprehended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He&#8217;s charged with abusing an animal and resisting an arrest, among other things, and was set to be arraigned Monday but did not show up in court.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA hsDdd DbOXS oklLN GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/abc-news-live-local-watch\/11513295\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Now Streaming 24\/7 Click Here\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR WAUrb hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/11518842_247-NOWSTREAMING_1280x720.png\"\/><\/a><br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 KGO-TV. 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