Man Charged with Throwing Kitten

Wayne Evans, of the 3700 block of West Dickens, was charged with aggravated cruelty to an animal today. Witnesses told police they saw Evans hold a kitten by the back of its neck and throw it off a second-story porch. "Police found the kitten, which is about 8 weeks old, lying in the street bleeding from the mouth and unable to move its hind legs." Evans apparently said he threw the cat because it scratched him. [WBBM]