Vero Beach man charged in dog’s death
November 20th, 2009 by TCPalm.comINDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Authorities Tuesday filed charges against a man who allegedly punched and killed a 6-pound dog earlier this month.
Justin Dabelow, 23, of the 1300 block of 16th Court Southwest, Vero Beach, posted $7,000 bail Wednesday at the Indian River County Jail. He was charged with cruelty to animals, disposal of bodies of dead animals and abandonment of an animal.
Dabelow told the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 7 he was at his home and removing his girlfriend’s Yorkshire terrier from its crate when it bit him on his hand. He punched the dog and it went unconscious.
Later, he and his girlfriend checked on the dog and found it was dead, according to an incident report. Dabelow took the dog’s body and tossed it into the woods behind his home, the report states.
By Lamaur Stancil, TCPalm.com
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November 20th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Someone ought to punch him and throw him in the canal for the alligators….
November 20th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Who’s the real animal here????