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Kittens thrown out of a car window in Lumberton, driver could face animal cruelty charges

Leslie Jones and her 12-year-old daughter Kless said they witnessed the heartless act Thursday morning in Lumberton on Wheeler Road.

LUMBERTON, Texas — According to Lumberton police, a driver started tossing kittens of a car window Thursday morning on Wheeler Road, near Hwy. 69.

Police are calling it animal cruelty and several people say they witnessed the crime.

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Leslie Jones and her 12-year-old daughter Kless said they witnessed the heartless act Thursday morning in Lumberton.

"There were two that didn't make it and one that lived ran off," said Jones, a Lumberton resident. 

At least four witnesses along Wheeler Road witnessed the act.

After the suspect sped off, Jones said she followed the driver until he was was stopped by police on Hwy. 421.

According to police, the driver denied the act and was not arrested. 

Jones said what was more disturbing about the act was how hard the man threw the helpless kittens. 

"It was a hard throw," said Jones. "I saw him with one of them and saw him throw it hard."

Police said the suspect is expected to be arrested at some point for animal cruelty.

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