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Case #10800 Rating: 3.4 out of 5
Dog choked to death with leash
Aurora, CO (US)Incident Date: Tuesday, Feb 20, 2007
County: Arapahoe
Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Robert McDuff
Case Updates: 5 update(s) available
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| According to court records, Robert McDuff pled guilty to one felony count of animal cruelty on October 1, 2007. All other counts were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. McDuff's 3-year Department of Corrections sentence was suspended. He was placed on 2 years probation and ordered to do 100 hours of community service. | Source: Case # 07 CR 552
Update posted on Oct 10, 2007 - 1:36PM |
Court contact information for this case is as follows:
Courthouse:
The Arapahoe District Court
7325 South Potomac Street
Centennial, CO 80112
Phone: 303-649-6332
Fax: 303-792-2401
Prosecutor:
The Honorable Michael Frederick
7305 South Potomac Street
Centennial, CO 80112
Phone: 720-874-8500
Fax: 720-874-8501
Judge:
The Honorable John Wheeler
7325 South Potomac Street
Division # 201
Phone: 303-649-6332
Fax: 303-792-2401 | Source: Case # 07 CR 552
Update posted on Oct 6, 2007 - 10:23PM |
| 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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