An area cat who was shot in the neck a number of weeks back was discovered by an Upper Paxton Township lady who fed her routinely.
According to court records, when the lady called authorities around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 28 for the injured animal, she informed detectives that her next-door neighbor was constantly grumbling about the cat.
On Tuesday, cops charged the next-door neighbor, Alex Martin Yates, with several counts of animal ruthlessness and disregard of animals in connection with the shooting.
Police came to the lady’s apartment or condo building in the 500 block of State Street and discovered the cat resting by the parking lot on the south side of the building, according to the affidavit submitted versus Yates.
The cat had a hole in her neck where blood was still running, state cops composed. There was a path of blood all over the lady’s deck, extending from where the cat had actually been shot to where she was discovered.
The lady informed cops that she has actually fed this cat for the last 6 months which she would often enter into her apartment or condo. That early morning, she fed the cat around 11:30 a.m., then went inside for about thirty minutes.
She said when she returned outdoors, blood was all over her deck, according to the affidavit. She followed the path till she discovered the cat with the shooting injuries.
The lady informed cops that her next-door neighbor had cams which he was constantly grumbling about her cats, according to the affidavit. She informed cops that he believed the cat “did something.”
That afternoon, cops went to Yate’s home and knocked on his door several times to no action, according to the affidavit. Police kept in mind that both of his lorries were outside the home, and next-door neighbors informed detectives that suggested he was most likely home.
Following up the next day, cops discovered just one car was outdoors his home, and a witness validated that suggested he was working, according to the affidavit. The witness said Yates was home the entire time cops were attempting to call him and had actually left his home 20 minutes after state cops left.
On Sunday, Yates went to the state cops barracks in Lykens for an interview, where cops state he admitted to shooting the cat with a break-action air rifle .177 quality pellet weapon, according to the affidavit.
Yates informed cops that the cat had actually been scratching his car which he ruined and was sorry about shooting the cat, according to the affidavit.
The cat made it through the shooting and is being dealt with at the Animal Hospital of Dauphin County.
Yates was launched on his own recognizance and has an initial hearing scheduled for March 13, according to online court dockets.
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