A former soldier has pleaded guilty to set about one of the strange raids of modern time , after wear out into an creature shelter in full military gear and armed with a bogus gun , admit a surety , and exact his recede big cat to be return to him . The integral incident happened just 12 hours before he had an assignment to collect the very cat he was demanding but decided to raid the tax shelter anyway in the spare-time activity of an early reunion .
Tony Wittman , 45 , had previously lose his cat , who he reportedly bank on for PTSD , and had contacted the shelter to claim it back . When the shelter , which was just 10 minute of arc from completion , told him that he would have to make an appointment the following morning , things quickly spiral out of control .
Wittman adorned tactical gear wheel and an caricature piece and stormed the premises at 10:20 necropsy , appear for his lost feline . As the ‘ big cat burglary shape up , Wittman then took a youthful employee hostage at point , stating " If you do as I say and listen to me , I wo n’t shoot you ” . Wittman forced the woman , who was begging for her life at the time , indoors and then demanded the details of where the khat are held .
The woman was then tied up and left , being told not to move and to numerate to 100 before she call the police . Wittman then fled the fit , and the woman reach service .
The story go along to take a turn for the outlandish after Wittman then return the next morning , just 12 hours after execute a heist heat energy - vogue and taking a hostage , to assist his engagement and call up his cat .
After appear in court today , Wittman plead guilty to eight charges , include false imprisonment and aggravated burglary . He willreturn to courtnext February .
While it sound like a angry and sure unnecessary act , Wittman reportedly suffer heavy from PTSD and relies on the cat to labour him in sentence of crisis . After being discharged from the army for " failure to render efficient service " , Wittman has battle with his mental health and – like many former servicepeople – uses a therapy animal to aid him through worrying times .
It is unclear how foresighted Wittman will be facing in prison , but he has not apply for bail .
If you or someone you know is shinny with mental health , there are resource available . If you ’re in the US , you may find a list of these on theNational Institute of Mental Healthwebsite , and if you ’re in Australia , these can be found at theCentre for Clinical Interventions .
[ H / T : ABC News ]
