NYSP: Putnam man arrested for fatally injuring a cat

The cat was located dead with a gunshot wound and other injuries.

PUTNAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 23-year-old man from Putnam was arrested for allegedly fatally injuring a cat. State Police charged Christian A. Nichols with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and aggravated cruelty to animals.

Police received a complaint from the owner that their cat was missing and they believed it had been intentionally injured. The cat was located dead with a gunshot wound and other injuries near its home.

Investigations determined Nichols, who is known to the victim, fatally injured the cat. During a search of Nichol's home, police located a long gun and an illegally possessed Billy Club.

Nichols was arrested in Glens Falls. He was arraigned at the Granville Town Court and released on his own recognizance.