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Local Man Charged After Puppy Beaten
A 27-year-old Killeen man was charged with cruelty to an animal after neighbors reported that a 4-month-old puppy was being beaten and an officer found a man hitting the dog so hard the animal’s yelps could be heard from a block away.
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KILLEEN (November 18, 2009)--Temoris Marquis Johnson, 27, of Killeen was charged with cruelty to an animal after an officer responding to complaint from neighbors just after 4:30 a.m. Tuesday saw a man beating a 4-month-old dog with his fist in the backyard of a home at 1701 Alamo Dr.
The officer said the puppy’s yelps could be heard from a block away.
She said when she shined her flashlight into the yard she saw the man hitting the head puppy in the head and body with his fist, police said Wednesday.
She reported that the dog was bleeding, police said.
She arrested the man on an outstanding warrant.
Johnson’s bond was set at $25,000.
He was taken to the Bell County Jail.
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Posted by: Name
Location: Here
on Nov 30, 2009 at 12:33 PM
How is the puppy? Did they have to put him down or will he survive?
Posted by: judy
Location: waco, tx
on Nov 30, 2009 at 09:07 AM
i'd like to know how the puppy is and where will he be taken. surely he will be put up for adoption! right?! might like to take him for myself! and yes anybody who hurts an animal without fear for their life needs to be shot!!!!
Posted by: ginger
Location: waco
on Nov 29, 2009 at 06:15 PM
typical black person has to beat a puppy to make himself feel. If I see him I don't mind beating him, let him see what it feels like being beaten
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