Case Details

Dog choked to death with leash
Aurora, CO (US)

Incident Date: Tuesday, Feb 20, 2007
County: Arapahoe
Local Map: available
Disposition: Alleged
Charges: Felony CTA

Alleged: Robert McDuff

Case Updates: 3 update(s) available

Case ID: 10800
Classification: Choking / Strangulation / Suffocation
Animal: dog (non pit-bull)
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An Aurora man was arrested on Feb 20 for allegedly strangling his pet Boxer dog after it bit him on the hand.

Robert McDuff, 41, told Arapahoe County sheriff s deputies that his 1-year-old Boxer, Dempsey, had bitten him on the right hand. So McDuff strangled the dog with its leash until it died, according to the sheriff s office.

Deputies found the dead dog in a plastic bag in McDuff s garage on the 21200 block of East Lehigh Place.

McDuff was arrested and was being held in jail on a $50,000 bond for investigation of aggravated cruelty to animals, a class VI felony.

Case Updates

Robert McDuff, a previously convicted sex offender accused of strangling his dog to death with its leash will appear in court next for a motion to suppress. Robert McDuff will appear in court on October 1 at 8:30 a.m. at the Aurora Branch of the Arapahoe County Court.
Source: Case # 07-CR-552
Update posted on Aug 17, 2007 - 6:19PM 
Robert McDuff will appear in court next on July 24 at 1:30 for a case management hearing.

McDuff, a convicted sex offender, allegedly told Arapahoe County deputies that his 1-year-old Boxer, Dempsey, had bitten him in February.

According to the sheriff's office, McDuff then strangled the dog with its leash until it died.

Deputies found the dead dog in a plastic bag in McDuff's garage.

A trial date is expected to be set on July 24.
Source: Arapahoe County Case # 07-CR-552
Update posted on Jun 29, 2007 - 10:50PM 
A man accused of strangling his boxer, Dempsey, to death with his leash is scheduled for a preliminary hearing next month. Robert McDuff will appear in court on April 4, 2007 at 1:15 p.m. at the Aurora Branch of the Arapahoe County Court.
Source: Case # 07-CR-552
Update posted on Mar 22, 2007 - 5:04PM 

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References

9 News - Feb 21, 2007
Denver Post - Feb 21, 2007
The Denver Channel - Feb 21, 2007

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