A man who says he is allergic to cats now stands accused of killing one of the cats that was making him sneeze, police said.
Ricky Ray James Rogers, 49, 594 Bull Run Road, allegedly fired a .22-caliber rifle at the cat outside his house, hitting it at least once in the abdomen.
Residents of nearby Assisi Bridge House, a halfway house for men recovering from drug and alcohol addictions, told investigators that Rogers asked them if the cat was theirs after it walked into his yard.
When the men said it was not, Rogers allegedly pointed the rifle at the animal and tried three times to shoot it before finally getting the weapon to work. Witnesses said the cat ran off after the man shot it from only two or three feet away.
Deputies found the dead cat in bushes nearby.
Rogers allegedly admitted that he shot the cat. He said he is allergic to animal hair and the Assisi House residents have several cats and dogs that roam the area.
Rogers told officers that his weapon jammed several times before he was able to fire it.
Rogers is charged with aggravated cruelty to an animal, according to Terrebonne Parish jail records. He was released from jail on Jan 25 after posting a $500 cash bond. Neighborhood MapFor more information about the Interactive Animal Cruelty Maps, see the map notes.
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