Officers were called around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday to a home on the first block of South Spring Garden Street in Carlisle on a report of a domestic disturbance, local police said.
They learned Steven Robinson, 36, fatally shot his girlfriend's cat during a fight, according to Carlisle police.
He also threatened to hurt the woman if she contacted police, authorities said.
Robinson was taken into custody and charged with animal cruelty, aggravated animal cruelty, intimidation of a victim, and discharge of a firearm, police said.
He was remanded to Cumberland County Prison in lieu of $15,000 bail, records show.
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