An Oroville man is facing up to five years in state prison after being convicted Monday of killing his neighbor’s pets.
It took a jury about an hour to reach a verdict, finding 29-year-old Michael Danny Scott guilty of two counts of animal abuse with the use of a deadly weapon.
According to Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey, neighbors in the unincorporated Thermalito area testified that six different cats were shot with a pellet gun. Three fatally. Additionally, Scott chased, shot, captured and killed a neighbor’s Jack Russell terrier. Scott is scheduled for sentencing Dec. 29.