Baptist Pastor Charged With Killing Neighbor’s Cat

The Carteret County News-Times reports:

Jerry Allan Box, a local minister at the Russell Creek Original Free Will Baptist Church in Beaufort, turned himself in to the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office on April 12 after being charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor Cruelty to Animals for killing a cat.

Officials have video evidence in addition to Box initially lying to the deputy about the incident.

Box was also charged with misdemeanor Local Ordinance-Free Text for intentionally discharging a firearm outside of the corporate limits of any municipality within the county, within 400 feet of any building consisting of five or more residence, and within 400 feet of a public school.

Read the full article. A second cat is missing and the neighbor wants felony charges.