Local man charged with animal cruelty after family pet dies

A man has been arrested in Hendersonville after a family’s pet cat was shot with an arrow.

On Jan. 12, a resident of Allen Court in Hendersonville reported that someone had shot their cat with an arrow. The cat was taken to an emergency veterinary clinic, where it passed away.

An investigation by the Hendersonville Police Department led officers to a neighbor, Richard Coomes, 61…

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