5 days ago · West Memphis Police officials said St. Michael's pastor Charles J. Thessing was arrested Feb. 11, 2025, on warrants for two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook

5 days ago · An Arkansas priest has been arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty after allegations that he trapped and drowned cats. Charles Thessing, 63, a priest at St. Michael Church in West Memphis, was charged on February 10, 2025, with two counts of animal cruelty.

5 days ago · Charles Thessing, 63, was busted Tuesday after police got a tip and searched his home — finding the sickening scene inside, West Memphis police said in a Facebook post Wednesday. He has since ...

6 days ago · Bishop Anthony B. Taylor wrote a letter to parishioners of St. Michael Church and School in West Memphis and Sacred Heart Church in Crawfordsville Feb. 12 regarding their pastor, Father Charles Thessing.

6 days ago · WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — An Arkansas priest who was arrested and charged with abusing cats has been suspended by his diocese. Charles Thessing, 63, priest at St. Michael Church in West Memphis, was ...

5 days ago · Charles J. Thessing, 63, was arrested by the West Memphis Police Department on Tuesday and charged with one count of aggravated cruelty to animals, according to a social media post by the agency. The post said that on Feb. 7, officers responded to the West Memphis Animal Shelter regarding information that Thessing was accused of committing ...

6 days ago · Charles J. Thessing. (Facebook/West Memphis Police Department) A West Memphis priest has been suspended after he was arrested on an accusation of animal cruelty, the Catholic Diocese...

4 days ago · Charles Thessing, 63, a priest at St. Michael Church in West Memphis, faces aggravated animal cruelty charges. Thessing was arrested Tuesday following a tip and now has been suspended by the ...

Feb 11, 2025 · Officials did not name the priest, but Charles Thessing, 63 is listed in the Crittenden County jail log, charged with two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals.

Feb 11, 2025 · A West Memphis priest is under fire after he was arrested and charged Tuesday morning with aggravated animal cruelty. FOX13 learned Father Charles Thessing is the lead priest at St. Michael’s ...