FROM STAFF REPORTS

A Mooresville man faces a felony animal cruelty charge in connection with the death of a pet cat.

Grayson Gregg

The Mooresville Police Department announced the arrest of Grayson Alexander Gregg, 25, of Lansing Circle, Mooresville, in a news release on Wednesday.

About 12:32 a.m. on Wednesday, MPD officers responded to a request for a welfare check. After arriving at the scene, officers were advised that the suspect had killed the reporting party’s cat by punching it in the head, police said.

Officers reviewed interior video camera footage provided by the reporting party and observed multiple instances of the suspect punching, restraining by body weight, and otherwise incapacitating the cat in question, according to the news release.

The cat did not survive its sustained injuries, police said.

Gregg was arrested and charged with felony cruelty to animals and placed in the Iredell County Detention Center under a $5,000 secured bond. He remained in custody late Wednesday afternoon.

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