A defendant in Santa Ana, California, a serial cat killer in a feline vigil, and a violent turn occurred when attendees decided to track down the suspect himself…but encountered the wrong house.

The vigil comes a week after Santa Ana police arrested a man who said they murdered dozens of cats in a neighborhood in the city.

Residents claimed that the suspected cat killer injected one of the cats with a needle, and another told Fox 11 Los Angeles that they found their cats hanging from a tree.

The suspect was allegedly identified as 45-year-old Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, who allegedly admitted to committing an outrageous crime to police. Police confirmed he was over and was released on Thursday.

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During a vigil for the cat on Sunday night, a mob surrounded a house across the street from Acosta’s home, where the crowd believed to belong to his brother.

The media reported that the mob asked him to come out and began to break the windows, even watching the kids watching the whole ordeal unfold from the inside.

The victim who does not want to be identified tells Fox 11 that he is not Acosta’s brother, but the so-called cat killer is related to his brother-in-law. The victim then claimed that he had not seen or heard from Acosta since his arrest.

Fox 11 reported that it took more than an hour for Santa Ana police to arrive at the scene.

Fox News Digital commented on the Santa Ana Police Department, but there was no reply.

Fox 11 reports that despite police declared it an illegal council, the crowd continued to recite the wrong house outside the wrong house and accused residents of working with the cat murderer.

Last night, during a vigil related to the case, several people became unruly, destroyed property and threw objects nearby. Although we support the right to gather peacefully in the community, the Santa Ana Police Department will not tolerate violence, intentional destruction or any threat to public safety,” police released a statement on X.

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The statement continued: "Any damage to life or property will have consequences and those engaged in criminal acts will be held responsible. We appreciate the community's cooperation and patience as this case moves through the legal system."

One victim told Fox11 that they knew nothing about Acosta’s alleged crime and were fearful of the behavior of the crowd.

"The peaceful protests are not that peaceful. They scared the kids here. The whole family scared the whole family. There are seven children in the house. Two little babies, one with autism.

Over the course of weeks, the Santa Ana Police Department said they had received multiple disturbing reports about alleged abuse and killing of cats in local communities.

Police said a person had been attracting nearby cats around his property and then injuring or killing them there.

Detectives arrested Acosta on Wednesday morning, and then he was detained and booked for felony crimes related to animal cruelty.

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Neighbors told Fox 11 that they believe their cats may be victims of Acosta and plan to report those missing cats to police.

Police said in response to Acosta’s kidnapping from prison, “the bail is protected by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, “individuals arrested in California may be subject to a scheduled bail schedule determined by certain offenders under the California Criminal Code to identify individuals arrested in California. ”

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Police said in a statement shared on X: "These schedules provide standardized amounts of bail based on the nature of the alleged crime. Within the scope of the review under the court review, if warranties or adjustments to the conditions of bail are necessary, please refer to any modifications proposed. Any modifications to bail are judicial decisions.