The son of Amy Fisher, who is infamously known as the “Long Island Lolita,” was arrested after he allegedly killed his cat and possibly put the pet in the microwave.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Brett Anthony Bellera and his girlfriend, Jennifer Armenti, were both charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after their cat, Reaper, was found burned to death in their Fort Lauderdale, Florida, apartment during a December 2024 incident.
The cat suffered severe pain before it died from “involuntary heat exposure.” It is believed that the cat sustained the injuries from either microwave radiation, being submerged in hot water or exposure to hot water vapor, according to a forensic necropsy performed by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), per WPLG.
Bellera, 25, was charged while he was already in custody on other charges, and he also has a lengthy list of past charges including robbery and drugs.
A friend of Bellera and Armenti, 36, notified authorities that the cat had died on December 15, 2024, according to their arrest affidavits viewed by WPLG.
Armenti claimed she found the cat’s body on the bathroom floor and believed he had ingested cleaning products. However, animal care employees reported that they found the cat dead on the back patio and covered in blood while in a laundry basket.
An investigation was launched into the matter before Bellera was charged earlier in July and Armenti was arrested in Miramar on Wednesday, July 15.
It is not currently clear if Bellera or Armenti have entered pleas or retained legal counsel following their arrests. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Us’ request for comment regarding the case.
Bellera is Fisher’s eldest son with ex-husband Louis Bellera, who is a retired NYPD officer.
He was first arrested back when he was 18, and Brett has been hit with drug and robbery charges over the years, according to records reviewed by the Daily Mail.
Fisher, 51, became a media sensation when she shot her married lover Joey Buttafuoco’s wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco, in the face in 1992 when she was just 17.
Mary Jo, 71, survived the shooting, but was left with permanent facial paralysis. Meanwhile, Joey, 70, served four months in the prison for statutory rape.
Fisher was also arrested for the incident and served seven years in prison before she was paroled in 1999. She then married Bellera and they moved to Florida, though she has since moved back to Long Island.
If you know of or suspect animal abuse or neglect, you are urged to contact the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals through their website or call your local animal control officer.
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