The Alabama man became upset after attempting to give the feline to the shelter but was told he would have to return another day in order to fill out the necessary paperwork.

According to the Cullman Times, Thomas Alan Oligney, 69, of Hanceville, was arrested for disorderly conduct and animal cruelty after an animal control officer, multiple employees, and a security camera captured the plastic caged cat carrier with the animal inside, being thrown toward the receptionist, missing the countertop, smacking the ground and continuing to flip until it landed right-side-up near the feet of the officer. Assistant Police Chief Craig Green said patrol officer Adam Walker responded to the call at the shelter.

“Officer Bingham called for assistance from patrol after the incident happened,” Walker said. “Mr. Oligney came to turn over the animal and the shelter’s policy was to come back in and fill out the proper paperwork. He became distraught and said, “I will just kill the cat myself,” and then threw it at the counter where it fell off and rolled on the floor.”

Walker said the cat didn’t sustain any major injuries, and since then, the shelter has named the cat Sophia. Oligney was taken to the Cullman County Detention Center and his bond is currently unavailable.

Multiple comments from residents writing into the Cullman Times online comment section said they knew the man and his family and that Oligney suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.