SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. – South Daytona police arrested a man who they say threatened his mother by firing a shotgun near her and threatening to kill her kitten after an argument over chores.
Stewart Butler, 27, was charged with attempted first-degree murder and discharging a firearm in public in the Tuesday incident.
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Police said Butler went into his sleeping mother's room and started arguing about house chores.
According to the report, Butler then grabbed the kitten and threw it against the wall, saying "i'll cut it in half and make you eat it," then pointed the shotgun and fired a round off into the ground.
When police arrived, Butler told them his mother was trying to get him in trouble. Butler was arrested and booked into Volusia County Jail on no bond. Animal cruelty charges are pending.