Cat shot to death with .22
Brick, NJ (US)Incident Date: Monday, Sep 18, 2006
County: Ocean
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Neal H. Clark
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
A 61-year-old township man was charged on Sept 18 in the shooting of a neighbor's cat with a .22-caliber firearm, police said.
Police said Neal Clark of Cedar Knoll Drive was charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, aggravated animal cruelty, and discharging a weapon within township limits. Police said they also confiscated 14 other firearms from Clark's home.
Officer George Williams was called to Cedar Knolls Drive, where a 9-year-old girl found her pet cat lying on a lawn, bleeding from its back and hip. Police did not provide the name of the cat's owners.
The cat's owners told Williams that Clark previously had made disparaging remarks about cats, police said. During the investigation, Clark told Williams he had shot a cat from his bathroom window, police said.
Clark was taken to the Ocean County Jail, Toms River, on Sept 18 night and was released Tuesday on $5,000 bail, police said.
Police could not confirm the condition of the cat.
Case UpdatesNeal Clark, 61, of Brick, was charged Sept. 19 with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, aggravated animal cruelty and discharge of a firearm after he allegedly shot at the cat about 4 p.m. The cat died later at the Ocean County Cat Hospital in Brick, police said.
One of the cat's owners, a 9-year-old girl, came home from school to find her cat lying in her front yard bleeding from a hole in its back and hip.
The cat's owners took it to the veterinarian, where an X-ray revealed a .22-caliber bullet lodged in the cat's hip, police said.
Police said they spoke to Clark, who said he shot at the cat from his bathroom window just to "make it jump."
Police seized a total of 14 firearms from Clark's home.
Clark was placed on $5,000 bail with no 10 percent option.
He was transported to the Ocean County jail, where he later posted bail. | Source: Brick Township Bulletin - Sept 27, 2006
Update posted on Sep 27, 2006 - 8:29PM |
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