Alejandro Oliveras Acosta of Santa Ana was charged with two felony counts of cruelty to animals, one felony count of grand theft of a companion animal and one misdemeanor count of possession of a controlled substance Monday.

Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 46, faces a maximum sentence of four years and four months in prison if convicted of two counts of felony animal cruelty and one felony count of theft of a companion animal.

An Orange County judge issued a $50,000 warrant for the arrest of a 46-year-old man accused of luring multiple cats with food, only to kidnap and brutally beat many to death — after he skipped his arraignment hearing on Wednesday,