Texas man accused of torturing kittens had worked as teacher

<p>SUGAR LAND, Texas &mdash; A Texas man accused of torturing and killing four kittens had worked as a geometry teacher at a Houston-area high school before his arrest, the school district said.</p>
<p>Graham Reid, 29, of Sugar Land, faces four counts of felony cruelty to non-livestock animals. He was arrested in late April, and the Fort Bend Independent School District said this week that Reid is “no longer employed with the district.”</p>
<p>An arrest warrant says Reid told investigators he “felt powerful” when he tortured his four cats, ranging in age from 4 months to 1 year. The cats were all beaten to death, the <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/sugarland/article/Alleged-cat-killer-a-former-Fort-Bend-ISD-teacher-16182930.php">Houston Chronicle</a> reported.</p>
<p>Reid was arrested April 28 and is next due in court June 14. His attorney, David Hunter, declined to comment on the case.</p>