LINTON WOMAN FACING CHARGES FOR DUMPING KITTEN IN LINTON WALMART POST OFFICE BOX.

A Linton woman who was unsuccess in trying to give a kitten away at the Linton WalMart last week is now facing charges because she allegedly disposed of the kitten by dropping it inside a U.S. mailbox.

Breanna Kay Russell will receive a summons to appear in Greene Superior Court.
A preliminary charge of abandonment or neglect of a vertebrate animal, a class A misdemeanor, was filed against her on Tuesday.

The incident was reported to the Linton Police Department (LPD) on June 8.
LPD Officer Thomas Jerrels was dispatched to the store area around 9:15 p.m.
A postal clerk also responded to help retrieve the cat from the box. Upon opening the box, she found an orange and white kitten inside. Without the key the mailbox could not be opened, nor the kitten rescued.

Officer met with store employee in asset protection and viewed a video which showed a female, later identified as Russell, placing the kitten in the mail box.
Police also had information about the incident from a person who called in to report that Russell was trying to give the kitten away but when she could not, she placed the cat in the mailbox.

According to a probable cause affidavit, Russell admitted she put the kitten in the box because she couldn't have it at her residence. She said it had just been fed and watered, she knew the postal box was checked on a daily basis, and knew someone would find it.