Crime & Safety
Salem Man Charged with Choking Kitten
A local man was arrested Wednesday night and charged with animal cruelty following a reported domestic dispute on Boston Street.
A Salem man arrested on Boston Street Wednesday night is now facing domestic assault and animal cruelty charges.
At 9:31 p.m., Salem police officers responded to 81 Boston St. after receiving a report of a domestic dispute.
Responding officers spoke to a woman who said Pershing B. Reid III, 30, of 81 Boston St., Salem, attacked her and threatened to hurt her pet kitten.
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Reid reportedly "picked up her kitten by the throat like he was going to choke it and threatened to throw it against a wall," according to police.
Reid was arrested on charges of domestic assault and battery, intimidating a witness and animal cruelty.
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