Auxvasse man accused of shooting, killing neighbor’s cat
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
An Auxvasse man was charged in Callaway County on Friday after he allegedly shot and killed his neighbor’s a cat on Thursday night.
Tristen Poirier, 39, was charged with a pair of misdemeanors: Animal abuse and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail on a $2,500 bond, according to a social media post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. A court date has not been set.
The post from the sheriff’s office says the cat’s owner allegedly said the cat – which is normally an indoor cat – got outside and was shot by a neighbor.
The probable cause statement says that someone described as a witness heard a gunshot go off around 8:09 p.m. and saw Poirier walking back to his residence. The witness allegedly asked Poirier several times what happened before he admitted that he shot a cat.
Two other people heard the gunshot and saw Poirier holding the gun, the statement says.
The social media post from the sheriff’s office says that law enforcement didn’t find Poirier that night, but law enforcement arrested him on Friday morning.