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Elderly couple threaten to shoot neighbor

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SCHLUSSER, Pa., June 14 (UPI) -- Police in Pennsylvania said a couple, ages 83 and 89, are accused of threatening to kill a neighbor after discovering cat droppings on their property.

Investigators said Harold Rought, 83, and his wife, Ruth, 89, of North Middleton Township, called police after discovering the cat feces on their property, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa., reported Monday.

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The couple told police they had been feeding stray cats in the neighborhood and they believed their neighbor had placed the droppings on their property in retaliation. The Roughts told police they were planning to shoot the neighbor.

The couple were both arrested and charged with terroristic threats and harassment.

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