Bond has been set at $25,000 for a 56-year-old Salem man who was formally charged in Marion County Court on Tuesday with aggravated cruelty to an animal.
Jeffrey Steevens of North Trenary is accused of throwing a pet carrier containing a cat into the C and EI Reservoir last Friday. A witness went into the water and retrieved the pet carrier, but the cat had already drowned.
Salem Police say Steevens got angry at the cat when it defecated on the floor of his home. The cat was owned by a person who resides at the residence with Steevens.
If released on bond, Steevens was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim as well as not possessing or owning any companion animal.
