Dog stabbed, choked
Plainfield, IL (US)Date: Aug 7, 2005
Disposition: Not Charged
Person of Interest: man
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available |
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A man stabbed his dog (named Cooper) several times, and then killed it by digging his knee into its windpipe, after the dog had bitten an 8-year-old in the face. An animal control officer, present for the fatal blow, did not want the man arrested because he appeared "remorseful," police said.
The 8-year-old and his father were visiting the dog owner at his South Legion Court home on Aug 7. The boy asked the 38-year-old man, his cousin, if he could pet the dog, a shepherd-chow mix that was chained in the back yard, police said.
The dog's owner gave his young cousin the go-ahead, but when the boy went to pet the dog, it lunged at him and tore his face by biting him several times.
The dog owner and the boy's father took the young child inside and called for an ambulance. The dog's owner then armed himself with a butcher knife, went back out and unchained the dog, police said.
The man then stabbed the dog in both sides, trying again and again to slice through his heart, police said. As he apparently failed to find his mark, the man then slashed his dog's throat, according to police.
Will County sheriff's deputies arrived to find the dog beneath a bloody white blanket. The dog was still breathing, police said. The child had been transported to Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet by this time.
A county animal control officer also was sent to the scene, police said. The animal control officer advised the deputies that while the man's actions were cruel, he should not be arrested because the dog belonged to him, he was on his own property, and he appeared "remorseful," police said.
The man then asked deputies to put the dog out of its misery by shooting it, police said. The deputies reportedly informed him they could not do this because of the close proximity of neighboring residences.
The man then took matters into his own hands by kneeling on the dog's throat, police said. In front of deputies and the animal control officer, the man proceeded to dig his knee into the dog's windpipe until it stopped breathing and died, police said.
No criminal charges have been filed in connection with the incident, according to police.  Case Updates| Posted on Aug 16, 2005 - 7:10PM | The animal control officer advised the deputies that while the man's actions were cruel, he should not be arrested because the dog belonged to him, he was on his own property, and he appeared "remorseful," police said.
Dr. Leroy Schild, director of Will County Animal Control, disputes this. He claims an officer from his agency did not arrive until the dog was dead for more than an hour. Detectives are investigating what transpired outside the Legion Court residence, Schild said.
Cooper's owner asked deputies on the scene to put the dog out of its misery by shooting it, police said. The deputies reportedly informed him they could not do this because of the close proximity of neighboring residences and the man proceeded to dig his knee into the animal's windpipe, suffocating it.
No criminal charges have been filed in connection with the incident, according to police. Patrol deputies and detectives are reviewing the matter and, if charges are warranted, they will be forwarded to State's Attorney James Glasgow's office, said Pat Barry, spokesman for the sheriff's department.
A man at the Legion Court residence confirmed a dog was killed there but declined to discuss the matter Monday. Another dog was tied up outside the house. | | Source: The Herald News - Aug 16, 2005 |
References | Herald News |
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