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A man has been charged with extorting more than $20,000 from his elderly mother by repeatedly threatening to kidnap her beloved cat and demanding ransom, police said.

Garry Lamar, 47, was arrested Friday and released on $200 bail. He has been ordered to stay away from his 78-year-old mother, Mary Lamar Grancher.

He started threatening to kidnap his the cat just over a year ago, after his mother kicked him out of her home, accusing him of abuse, North Kingstown Police Sgt. Daniel Ormond said.

“This isn’t just a family cat,” Ormond said. “She actually called this cat her companion since she lived alone.”

During the past year, Lamar allegedly kidnapped the cat once and made kidnapping threats on an almost weekly basis, Ormond said. Police don’t believe the cat was harmed but are continuing to investigate.

Grancher made at least two dozen payments totaling more than $20,000 in cash and checks to her son. Authorities are still sorting through her financial records to determine the precise amount.

Source: Associated Press

Editor’s Response:

Wow. He did kidnap the cat once, but after that it was just threats and she still paid! It is pretty cruel to extort an elderly person, especially your mother, and further more to base it on fear of harm to your only loved one. That guy deserves some jail time.

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