Elderly couple charged with terrorist threats and threatening to kill their neighbor over cat poop

Published: June 14, 2011, 2:38 pm

Updated: June 14, 2011, 2:41 pm

North Middleton Township couple charged with threatening neighbor over cat feces

Published: Monday, June 13, 2011, 6:53 AM Updated: Monday, June 13, 2011, 12:16 PM

SARA GANIM

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Ruth Rought

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Harold Rought

An 83-year-old man and his 89-year-old wife were charged last week by North Middleton Township police after allegedly threatening to kill their neighbor when they found cat feces on their property.

Harold A. and Ruth C. Rought had been feeding stray cats in the neighborhood, police said. When they found the feces on their Pennsylvania Avenue property, they told police by phone and in person that they were going to shoot their neighbor, who they believe was responsible.

Husband and wife were charged with terroristic threats and harassment.

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truecritic - Jun 14, 2011, 6:45 pm

They are feeding cats - one would naturally assume that some cat poop would be left behind by those cats?
So I don't understand???

Found an article that explains:

83- and 89-year-old couple, Harold & Ruth Rought, threaten to kill neighbors over cat poop: cops:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/06/14/2011-06-14_83_and_89yearold_couple_harold__ruth_rought_threaten_to_kill_neighbors_over_cat_.html

"The couple called cops last week to say they believed neighbors had retaliated by dumping cat feces all over their property.

The Roughts said they would shoot their neighbors if it continued."

Elderly couple charged with terrorist threats and threatening to kill their neighbor over cat poop

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