 Dog stabbed to death, 14 year old charged
Murfreesboro, TN (US)Incident Date: Friday, Mar 16, 2007
County: Rutherford
Local Map: available
Disposition: Alleged
Case Images: 1 files available
Alleged: 14 year old male
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Police said a long-running feud between two teenagers came to a boil and ended with a dead dog and a teen in custody.
�You never think things like that would happen right in your neighborhood. Never,� said resident Natasha Garrett.
Neighbors said a 16-year-old and a 14-year-old, who are next-door neighbors, have had a feud going for weeks.
Police said the 14-year-old first pointed a crossbow at the 16-year-old. They said the 16-year-old was able to wrestle the crossbow away.
They said the 14-year-old then hit the 16-year-old on the head with a baseball bat, then threatened him with a hunting knife.
Police said a few moments later, the boys� dogs got into a fight, and that the 14-year-old used the hunting knife to kill the 16-year-old�s dog.
�However many times it took to stab the animal to kill it, I don�t know, but I know he stabbed it to death,� said Murfreesboro Police Lt. Alvin Baird.
He said the 14-year-old is charged with assault, intentional killing of an animal and possession of a weapon. Police said the 14-year-old has been charged previously over a fistfight.
In 2005, police said, �He supposedly pulled a knife on someone, threatened them with it, and also pulled a gun on that same person and threatened them with it,� Baird said.
Neighbors said they consider the incident a wake-up call.
�My goddaughter, she actually plays with some of the kids, and it just makes me worry about, you know, where she is and who she�s with now,� Garrett said.
Police said the 16-year-old�s injuries were not serious and that the 14-year-old is still in custody. Neighborhood MapFor more information about the Interactive Animal Cruelty Maps, see the map notes.
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