Ricky Ray James Rogers stands accused of shooting a cat that made him sneeze. After the cat turned up in Roger's yard he asked residents of a nearby halfway house if the cat was theirs. After they told him it was not he proceeded to shoot the cat.
The cat was shot by a .22 in the abdomen at a range of 2 - 3 feet. The cat then ran off into the bushes where it died. Rogers admits killing the cat and says he is allergic to animal hair. He is currently charged with aggravated cruelty to an animal.
The witnesses to the crime were residents of Assisi Bridge House in Houma. The house is a halfway house for men recovering from alcohol and other drug addictions. Rogers claims the men have many animals which are allowed to roam freely.
