Freeport, FL – A man is facing a felony animal cruelty charge for allegedly drowning a caged cat in a Freeport park pond. As reported by Fox 35 news, Britton Wayne Bush, 47, was arrested on Wednesday evening after witnesses told the authorities they saw him walk into the park with a trapped cat and leave a short time later without it.

Deputies with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office found a dead cat in a cage when they responded to the call at Grady Brown Park. Deputies said that it appears that the cat was “purposely thrown and drowned in the water.”

Deputies found Bush at his home; he was arrested and booked into the Walton County Jail. Another cat, still alive, was found at Bush’s residence. The cat was removed for its safety.

(Booking photo)

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