A 31 YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS ARRESTED EARLY TUESDAY FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND'S KITTEN. OFFICERS WITH APD WERE CALLED TO THE COUPLE'S HOME IN SOUTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE AROUND 1:00 AM IN REFERENCE TO A DOMESTIC DISPUTE.
THE 52 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND TOLD POLICE HER BOYFRIEND, MASON HERN, WAS DRUNK WHEN HE STARTED ARGUING WITH HER. SHE SAID WHEN SHE TOLD HIM TO LEAVE, HERN PICKED UP HER KITTEN AND VIOLENTLY THREW IT AGAINST THE FLOOR, KILLING IT.
ANIMAL CONTROL TOOK CUSTODY OF THE DEAD KITTEN.
