Man trying to find missing out on cat apprehended, charged with eliminating dog

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A disagreement over a missing out on cat caused the death of a dog and charges being submitted.

62-year-old John Cook was charged with eliminating animals.

Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said deputies were called about gunshots being fired on Honnell Mill Road on Thursday.

Deputies discovered a dog, that was leashed, and had actually been shot and killed.

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The conflict began with Cook going to the next-door neighbor’s home to look for his missing out on cat.

The event stays under examination.

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