Granite City man faces cruelty charge, allegedly hit cat with bat
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE A Granite City man has been charged with felony cruelty to animals after striking a cat with a baseball bat and giving it a fractured skull.
Michael R. Bush, 38, was charged Feb. 3 with aggravated cruelty to animals, a Class 4 felony. The case was presented by the Granite City Police Department.
According to court records, on Dec. 9 Bush struck Marley, a cat, with a baseball bat, causing the cat to suffer a fractured skull.
Bail was set at $53,000.
Other felony cases filed Feb. 3 by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office include: