Man Accused of Kidnapping Neighbor's Cat
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 9:42 a.m. ET

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) -- Deryl Miles is accused of cat nabbing.

Miles, 55, allegedly kidnapped his neighbor's cat and held it hostage
for $50 after the animal wandered into his yard.

He was arrested Tuesday on misdemeanor larceny charges for allegedly
trapping the cat, named Brunswick, in a wooden shed behind his mobile
home, according to court documents.

Surrounded by police, Miles called a local newspaper from his trailer
and said ``I've taken (the cat) legally because it was trespassing on
my property.''

Miles refused to release the cat, and was arrested after leading
police on a brief chase around his yard, court documents stated.

The cat's owner, Leah Vader, said she called police after hearing her
pet howling from the shed next door.

``You have the right to call animal control if you have an unwanted
animal in your yard,'' she said. ``You don't have the right to hold
him for ransom.''