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Rocky Mount man charged with animal cruelty
Police responded to 440 S. Fairview Road Thursday in reference to a deceased cat.
Posted — UpdatedROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — A Rocky Mount man is accused of shooting a cat.
Police responded to 440 S. Fairview Road Thursday in reference to a deceased cat.
Upon arrival, officers said they learned that Joey Jay Baker had shot the cat with a high-powered rifle.
Officers charged Baker with a felony count of cruelty to animals and with resist, obstruct and delay.
He was being held Thursday afternoon in the Edgecombe County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
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