{"id":413227,"date":"2026-07-26T22:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/413227\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T22:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:08:12","slug":"nevada-man-accused-of-torturing-kitten-to-death-in-san-francisco-arrested-in-reno-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/413227\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada man accused of torturing kitten to death in San Francisco arrested in Reno, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Nevada man charged with abusing a kitten in San Francisco is in police custody in Reno, and there are some alarming new details about his alleged crimes.<\/p>\n

The court issued the warrant Monday for 33-year-old William Ohlson of Reno after he failed to appear in court.<\/p>\n

Reno police released video on Friday of officers raiding a home to arrest the man.<\/p>\n

San Francisco police say Ohlson “violently tortured” 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

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

RELATED: Nevada man accused of torturing kitten to death in SF wanted on arrest warrant<\/a><\/p>\n

A Nevada man accused of violently torturing a small kitten to death inside an ATM vestibule in San Francisco is now wanted on an arrest warrant after he failed to appear in court.<\/p>\n

When police went in to arrest Ohlson, he’s accused of leading police on a chase, and fleeing to the roof of an adjacent building before being aprehended.<\/p>\n

He’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

Now Reno police say he adopted kittens there and then recorded himself killing them.<\/p>\n

Both departments are now working together to build a case.<\/p>\n

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