Urinating cat led to man swinging shovel at neighbour

New York Police say a neighbourly dispute could have become very ugly when a man allegedly swung a shovel at his neighbour's head after a dispute over something his pet did.

Police responded and say Frank Shackleford, 59, of Utica got into an argument with his neighbour at around 10 pm on Thursday because he said the cat had urinated in his garage.



The victim claims the argument turned physical with Shackleford finally swinging a shovel at his head.

Officers located Shackleford a short time later and have charged him with menacing.