Case Details

Dog repeatedly beaten, punched in the face
Frederick, MD (US)

Incident Date: Sunday, Jan 14, 2007
County: Frederick
Local Map: available
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: James Kenneth Flohr, Jr.

Case ID: 11227
Classification: Beating
Animal: dog (non pit-bull)
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Abuse was retaliation against animal's bad behavior
Drugs or alcohol involved
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A Frederick man accused of beating a dog during a whiskey-swilling night soon could be singing the jailhouse blues.

If convicted of animal cruelty charges in Frederick County District Court, James Kenneth Flohr Jr., 31, could get more than three years in prison for pummeling his parents' pooch, Spike.

Flohr appeared in court on April 11 and told Judge Oliver John Cejka Jr. he didn't have a lawyer. Cejka granted him a one-time continuance to seek counsel.

Flohr is accused of punching his parents' 11-year-old male dachshund-corgi in the face, grabbing a knife, pinning the dog against the wall and threatening to "cut (the dog's) God d--- guts out," according to charging documents filed by Animal Control Officer Michael Douglas.

The attack on the animal occurred during a night of drinking at the Sixth Street residence of Sandra Lambright, an acquaintance of Flohr's who lives near his parents, Douglas said.

Late Jan. 14, Flohr removed Spike from his parents' yard on Maple Avenue and took the dog to Lambright's.

Lambright told Douglas that Flohr was intoxicated when he turned his attention to Spike, the documents state.

Flohr "grabbed the dog by the front paws and held him between his legs and repeatedly punched the dog in the face," Douglas wrote.

About 1 a.m. Jan. 15, Flohr called his parents and told them Spike had bitten him, Douglas wrote.

They insisted Flohr bring the dog home.

About 2 a.m., the Flohrs heard Spike yelp twice in the yard and their son spew obscenities as he went to his room in their basement.

The next morning, Spike wouldn't eat. He was "extremely slow to exit his wooden dog house," they told Douglas.

When he did, the Flohrs noticed dried blood on his face, a laceration over his right eye and swelling and lacerations about his head.

Doctors at Opossumtown Veterinary Clinic also found that a left canine tooth had been broken.

About 7 p.m., Douglas found Flohr at Lambright's, and said to him, "I guess you know why I'm here."

"Yeah," Flohr said, according to the documents. "It's about the God d--- dog. He bit me."

Douglas charged Flohr with felony mutilation of an animal and two misdemeanor offenses -- intentional infliction of pain and failure to provide proper veterinary care.

If convicted, the felony charge carries as much as three years in the Maryland Division of Correction and a $5,000 fine, Animal Control Director Harold Domer said.

The misdemeanors are punishable by 90 days and $1,000 fines. The judge also can order psychological counseling, Domer said.

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Frederick News Post - April 12, 2007

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