A Searcy man is accused of setting three kittens on fire Thursday, killing two of them, authorities said.

Deputies responding to the animal cruelty call in the 100 block of Blair Street at about 8:45 a.m. learned that “two small kittens” belonging to a home had been burned to death, according to a news release by the White County sheriff’s office. The tail of a third kitten was injured, the release states.

Deputies say Lemons provided a statement regarding his involvement and was arrested on three counts of aggravated animal cruelty, class D felonies, and booked into the White County Detention Center.
His arraignment is scheduled for Friday morning. He will appear in court on December 12.

I would like to see Mr. Lemons receive the maximum punishment allowed by law. If animal abuse is allowed to continue without serious consequences, it will do just that, continue.

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

― Mahatma Gandhi