On December 2, 2025, officers were dispatched to a call for a report of a dismembered cat found in a bucket at a residence in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The reporting party, B. S. D., reported that he believed his roommate, Alexander Harrison Fenne [DOB REDACTED], the Defendant, killed and dismembered his own cat. B. S. D. Reported returning home with his sister and finding a cat’s tail on the floor of his room by his bed. He later found the remainder of the cat’s dismembered remains in a bucket in the corner of the room by the window.
The cat was a gray cat, later determined to be the Defendant’s. A review of law enforcement contacts shows there had been ongoing issues and calls to law enforcement for unresolved issues between the Defendant and his roommate, B. S. D., including the report of the Defendant stealing B. S. D.’s gun. During that report B. S. D. Stated his cat had been missing for about month. Officers made contact with the Defendant who did not appear to be in distress or be experiencing a mental crisis. The Defendant had scratches on the right side of his face and on both hands.
The Defendant stated the injuries occurred in the past and were “already documented.” He also stated that the cat was able to go outside and the last time he saw the cat was two days prior, on November 30, 2025. Minneapolis Animal Care and Control (MACC) responded to the scene and collected the remains of the cat. MACC staff reported the cat appeared to have been decapitated as the head was not attached to the body. The organs of the cat appeared to have been removed and left in the bucket, and the cat appeared to have been skinned, as the fur was in a pelt in the bottom of the bucket.
No bodily fluids appeared to be in the bucket. MACC officers noted that the Defendant did not have any emotional reaction to being advised of his cat’s passing. University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories conducted a necropsy report. The report identified the cat as a gray-colored feline American Domestic Shorthair, weighing approximately 3.50kg. The cat was microchipped and came back to a Veterinary clinic in Chaska. The report further noted that the cat had a prior owner and was re-homed to the Defendant in November.
The necropsy report noted 19 anatomical pieces and stated the cat was deceased “at the time of its mutilation.” The cat sustained a fracture with associated hemorrhage on the right side of the face. The pattern of injuries to the cat’s face were consistent with antemortem blunt-force trauma. This type of injury is sustained before death caused by a dull object or impact. Forceful strangulation could not be excluded. On December 4, 2025, Minneapolis Animal Care and Control (MACC) spoke with the Defendant.
He admitted the recovered cat was his and he had not seen the cat for two days. On May 6, 2026, the Defendant was arrested in an unrelated threats of violence and domestic incident (MNCIS Case No. ••-CR-••-••••) where the Defendant’s cell phone was seized and searched pursuant to a warrant. 2 ••-CR-••-•••• Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 6/4/2026 A review of the Defendant’s cell phone revealed that in November 2025 a gray American Shorthair named Rosin (appearing to be the same cat that was found deceased), was re-homed to the Defendant.
