GRANITE CITY - A Granite City man has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty after he allegedly stabbed a cat with a samurai sword.

Police said 33-year-old Albino Periz-Garduno was arrested after police went to his home on Friday and found the cat wounded and suffering greatly. The animal was euthanized.

Assistant Police Chief Jeff Connor said Periz-Garduno seemed to be intoxicated. Connor said the cat was stabbed inside the suspect's residence. Connor said someone who had been at the residence left and called police. The suspect's address was not available.

Periz-Garduno was being held Monday in lieu of $10,000 bail. Connor said the the man apparently was living in the United States illegally and said police had contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.