A man found wearing women's underwear and standing over a goat's carcass told police he was high on a designer drug legally marked as bath salts.



Mark L. Thompson was arrested at his home in Charleston, West Virginia, USA, on Monday (local time) . A criminal complaint charges the 19-year-old with cruelty to animals.



Sheriff's Deputy JS Shackelford says witnesses reported Thompson standing near a neighbour's pygmy goat in a bedroom. He was wearing a bra and female underwear. The goat had at least one stab wound.



Corporal Sean Snuffer says Thompson indicated he had been high and "wasn't in his right mind."

Thompson was held on US$50,000 ($NZ62,500) bond Tuesday. Jail records didn't indicate whether he had an attorney and no listed phone number was available.