Standish man charged with animal cruelty, accused of leaving kitten abandoned in parking lot

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Police have arrested the suspect wanted in an animal cruelty investigation in Standish.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says a kitten was found abandoned in a plastic tote Saturday morning in the parking lot at Bonny Eagle High School.

Police were looking for the driver of a vehicle that was linked to the investigation.

On Thursday, they said the suspect had been identified as 37-year-old Scott Wescott of Standish. He was charged with animal cruelty and will make his initial court appearance in July.

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