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Maine man taken into custody after allegedly killing cat and shooting at family

Photo: Piscataquis County Jail


MILO, Maine (WGAN) A man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly killed a cat and shot at his wife and children as they fled their Milo home.

The Bangor Daily News reports 25-year-old Frank Foss Jr. was arrested Sunday. Police say the man’s wife returned home early that day to discover that her husband had shot and killed the cat. She says her husband was highly intoxicated at the time. He reportedly told her to leave and pointed a gun at her.

The woman says she grabbed the kids and put them in the car. Foss allegedly shot at them as they drove away.

He was taken to the Piscataquis County Jail and released Tuesday after posting $5,000 cash bail.

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