ASHEVILLE — Zachery Eugene Greene was arrested March 28 in connection with the mutilation of a cat found at the Ingles Market on Haywood Road last October.

Asheville police charged Greene, who goes by the alias "Spoons," with two misdemeanors — instigating cruelty to animals and improper burial of an animal, which is in violation of a local ordinance. Police say he mutilated the body of a cat named Kitty and posted pictures on Instagram before disposing of the body on Ingles property, according to law enforcement.

Greene's charges have been dismissed, according the District Attorney's office.

Warrants show Greene was arrested late March in Cherokee County and extradited to the Buncombe County Detention Center.

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Jace Lee Greene and Shariah Jessamyn Metzger were also charged in the case, and were apprehended soon after the images were reported to police.

Jace Greene and Metzger were tried Feb. 15 and found not guilty of animal cruelty, a clerk at the Buncombe County Courthouse confirmed, and the charges of improper burial of an animal were dismissed.

A necropsy of the cat was conducted at the NC Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Fletcher to determine whether the animal was still alive when its body was mutilated.

Asheville Police Department declined repeated requests to release the necropsy results to the Citizen Times, citing their role in an investigation. The autopsy's findings were presented in court Feb. 15.