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Dog shot in the head
Farmington, NH (US)

Incident Date: Saturday, Mar 24, 2007
County: Strafford
Local Map: available
Disposition: Alleged
Charges: Felony CTA, Felony Non-CTA

Alleged: Jason A. Parent

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 11151

Classification: Shooting

Animal: dog (non pit-bull)

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Abuse was retaliation against animal's bad behavior

A local man charged last week for reckless conduct in relation to a standoff faces new charges for killing his dog in a separate incident.

Jason A. Parent, 32, of 32 Grove St., now faces charges of cruelty to animals and reckless conduct. Police say they received information about the dead dog while they were investigating Parent for the March 24 standoff in the home office of his business, 1st Alliance Plumbing and Heating.

That day, Parent allegedly fired two shots from a .40-caliber handgun while his wife and business partner were present, and Parent was threatening them. Police were called and Parent had to be talked out of the house.

"We received information after the original incident indicating that night wasn't the first time Mr. Parent had discharged a weapon inside his house," said Lt. Kevin Willey.

Police allege that on or about March 13, Parent fired multiple shots from the handgun at his mixed breed beagle-hound. "It appears they were in the kitchen and the dog did something that upset him and he subsequently shot the dog in the head," Willey said.

Police located the dog's body earlier this week in the woods behind Parent's home and it was taken to Broadview Animal Hospital in Rochester.

When a search warrant was executed at Parent's home, four bullet holes were found in his kitchen floor and three bullets were located, Willey said. The reckless conduct charges stem from Parent putting people in danger while he shot the dog. Parent has two other reckless conduct charges pending in connection to the March 24 incident. Parent is being held at the Strafford County Jail on $100,000 cash bail and will be arraigned today at Rochester District Court.

The charges are Class B felonies punishable by a maximum of 3 1⁄2 to 7 years in prison.

Case Updates

A Farmington man has been indicted for allegedly shooting his dog in March and putting others in danger while doing so.

Jason Parent, 32, of 23 Grove St., faces felony charges of animal cruelty for killing his dog "Brownie," a mixed-breed beagle-hound.

The charges stem from a police probe of a separate incident involving Parent on March 24. During that incident Parent allegedly was involved in an altercation with a business partner from 1st Alliance Plumbing and Heating at his business office located above the garage of Parent's Grove Street home.

That day, Parent allegedly fired two shots from a .40-caliber handgun while his wife and business partner were present, he also allegedly threatened to shoot them. Police were called and Parent had to be talked out of the house. He was later arrested.

In the course of investigating the March 24 incident police learned that Parent had discharged a gun in the home 11 days prior. During a consent search, police located the dog's body in the woods behind Parent's home.

Prosecutors said the dog was shot on the morning of March 13 when Parent's business partner, the same one involved in the March 24 altercation, was present.

Parent allegedly took a .40-caliber handgun and shot a bullet into the dog's head and then proceeded to shoot four more bullets at the dog. Parent would later replace the kitchen tiles damaged in the shooting and bury the dog, prosecutors said.

During Parent's arraignment in March, his attorney, Stephen E. Gaige, claimed the dog was sick and said that it was a "mercy killing."

Last month, Parent was indicted on two counts of reckless conduct and two counts of criminal threatening, in relation for the March 24 altercation. All the charges facing Parent are Class B felonies punishable by to 31⁄2 to 7 years in prison.

Parent's arraignment on the new charges is scheduled for 2 p.m. August 6 at Strafford County Superior Court.

Source: Foster's Online - July 31, 2007
Update posted on Jul 31, 2007 - 2:59PM

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Dog shot in the head
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