Television actor Dimitri Diatchenko has reportedly been charged with killing and cooking the pet rabbit of his ex-girlfriend. He allegedly threatened to do the same to her.
According to reports today, the 46-year-old was charged with felony counts of cruelty to an animal with use of a knife and making criminal threats.
A statement from the district attorney’s office said: “Diatchenko skinned the pet, cooked it and ate half of it while sending her step-by-step pictures of what he did… When she returned the defendant allegedly told her he would do the same to her.”
The actor, who has had minor roles in Sons of Anarchy and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, faces up to four years and eight months in prison if convicted. He has been released on bail.
Speaking to KCAL9, Diatchenko said: “This is all a misunderstanding. We got into an argument, but I didn’t kill the bunny. This was a hoax.”
The alleged incident apparently happened when the couple, who continued to live together following their split, got into a disagreement over sharing a room.
