Man in jail after threatening to kill cat and mom, police say

Julie Garcia
Corpus Christi Caller-Times

An argument over a cat led to a SWAT standoff with a man for two hours.

About 12:10 a.m. Tuesday, Corpus Christi SWAT and a hostage negotiation team arrived in the 3600 block of Crestbrook Court after a 27-year-old man threatened to shoot police officers. A 47-year-old woman made the initial 911 call saying her son hit and threatened to kill her after she intervened to save a family cat, according to police news release.

One family cat scratching another led to the man threatening to kill it, Senior Officer Kirk Stowers said.

A 28-year-old woman, identified as the man's girlfriend, was also in the apartment. Police said the man refused to let her leave at first, but she eventually walked out without serious injuries before SWAT and hostage negotiation arrived, the news release states.

After two hours, the man left his apartment and was arrested on suspicion of assault, terroristic threat and unlawful restraint, all misdemeanor charges.

The Caller-Times typically does not name suspects arrested on suspicion of misdemeanors.

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