A Southern California man has been charged with felony abuse after using food to lure and kill multiple cats within a few months.

Prosecutors said Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 46, is scheduled to be charged with tempting and stealing of Bengal animals and possession of methamphetamine on Wednesday on suspicion of stealing companion animals.

It is not clear whether there are lawyers in the case. The Orange County Public Defender’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday night.

Oliver Ross was arrested April 24 by police in an ongoing investigation in Santa Ana and Westminster and released $40,000 bail, the Orange County District Attorney's Office said in a statement Tuesday.

Reports of a man seducing cats to canned food and killing them by beating or trampling began late last year in the vicinity of Oliveros and other central Orange County communities and continued into the spring.

Santa Ana and Westminster police departments have been zeroed in Oliveros, and witnesses identified him as a suspect in the cat crime, while a search of his home on April 23 put him in connection with the attack.

DA's office and police also pointed out multiple incidents, with witnesses describing the white Toyota pickup the person used.

According to the DA's statement Tuesday, crimes alleged to be connected to the defendant include an April 5 fatal stomping of a cat captured on security video, an April 3 report of a man holding a cat over his head and slamming it down and a March 21 report of a companion animal, a Bengal lynx, stolen after it was lured by a man with a can of food who was using a white Toyota Tacoma pickup.

Authorities said the cat was eventually returned to the owner by the club uncle.

"Between November and April, reports of seven dead and injured cats were reported to Santa Ana Animal Control, including fractured animals and bloody faces," the DA's office said.

On April 27, some residents participating in the nightly Santa Ana vigil urged justice on the issue, damaged property and abandoned items, the city police said in a statement.

It said: “While 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.”

Oliveros' ability to remain free in the ongoing investigation and case has angered some animal advocates. The District Attorney's Office said Tuesday it would seek a higher bail of $100,000, believing Oliverros posed a danger to the public.

DA's office said he would face more than five years of possibility if he was convicted on all charges.

Santa Ana, home to Orange County, is about 33 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.