BUFFALO, N.Y. – Police say a traffic stop led to animal cruelty charges after they found a live cat “marinating” in oil and peppers in the trunk of a car. Buffalo police say officers heard the cat meowing when they stopped 51-year-old Gary Korkuc of Cheektowaga to ticket him for running a stop sign Sunday night. They say they checked the trunk and found 4-year-old Navarro in a cage, his fur covered with oil, crushed red peppers and chili peppers. Police say Korkuc told them he did it because Navarro was ill-tempered. Korkuc was charged with cruelty and released; his phone number isn’t listed. Police say he told them he was going to cook Navarro. Korkuc also told officers a number of things that didn’t make sense, including that his neutered male cat was pregnant. Animal advocates have cleaned Navarro and put him up for adoption. ___ Information from: The Buffalo News, http://www.buffalonews.com Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook

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(AP) – Bus passengers look at journalists waiting outside the TAC hotel in Lima, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Police said Dutchman Joran van der Sloot has confessed to killing 21-year-old Peruvian citizen Stephany Flores in his room at the TAC hotel last week. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

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(AP) – Police officers escort Joran Van der Sloot, center, during a press conference at a police station in Lima, Saturday, June 5, 2010. The young Dutchman wanted in the murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman, and who also remains the lone suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway, arrived in Peru’s capital Saturday to face justice, after being handed over by Chilean police on Friday at the two countries’ border. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

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