A 40-year-old Sheboygan man is facing up four years in prison after stomping a boy’s pet fish to death Tuesday night, according to a criminal complaint filed yesterday.
Anastacio Molina Jr., of 507 S. 13th St., was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property, both misdemeanors with penalty enhancers because of a prior conviction for child abuse. The charges carry fines up to $11,000.
According to the complaint: Police were called to Molina’s home about 5:30 p.m. after a caller reported he was destroying things in the home. Molina had ordered his live-in girlfriend to move out of his house earlier in the day, and police had been called to the home five hours earlier for a verbal dispute.
Arriving the second time, police found the remains of an Oscar fish on the sidewalk. The girlfriend’s 12-year-old son — who owned the fish — told police Molina had removed the fish from its tank and stomped it to death outside.
The fish was valued at $100 to $150, but no information was available on its size. Oscar fish can grow to more than a foot in length. In addition to killing the fish, Molina broke a stereo and shattered a large picture window — both at his own house.
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