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Man Arrested for Allegedly Shooting Dog to Death in Margate Neighborhood
Officers arrested 54-year-old James Thompson and charged him with two counts.
Updated at 7:56 pm on December 27, 2019
A man found himself behind bars after police say he shot and killed a dog inside a Margate neighborhood.
Officers arrested 54-year-old James Thompson and charged him with two counts, including discharging a firearm and causing the cruel death of an animal.
According to an arrest report, Thompson was walking along Lakeside Drive when two dogs – who place say were on leashes at the time – approached and one began to bark at him. At that point, Thompson fired his weapon and struck the dog.
The dog, a nearly six-year-old boxer named Benjamin, died while Thompson was taken to an area hospital for observation before being taken to jail.
Man Arrested for Allegedly Shooting Dog to Death in Margate Neighborhood
Officers arrested 54-year-old James Thompson and charged him with two counts.
Updated at 7:56 pm on December 27, 2019
A man found himself behind bars after police say he shot and killed a dog inside a Margate neighborhood.
Officers arrested 54-year-old James Thompson and charged him with two counts, including discharging a firearm and causing the cruel death of an animal.
According to an arrest report, Thompson was walking along Lakeside Drive when two dogs – who place say were on leashes at the time – approached and one began to bark at him. At that point, Thompson fired his weapon and struck the dog.
The dog, a nearly six-year-old boxer named Benjamin, died while Thompson was taken to an area hospital for observation before being taken to jail.