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Case ID: 1206

Classification: Beating

Animal: dog (non pit-bull)

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Dog's leg broken
Belleville, IL (US)

Incident Date: Wednesday, Jul 10, 2002
County: Saint Clair

Disposition: Convicted
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Defendant/Suspect: Michael Meehan

Case Updates: 2 update(s) available

Mike Meehan faces a court hearing on misdemeanor charges that he broke his beagle's leg and let it go without treatment for days because he didn't have money to pay a veterinarian."I worked 12 hours straight and then came home and the dog pooped in my car. I got mad and hit him. Anybody would have," Meehan said.But the 47-year-old car salesman said when he returned from work July 10, his beagle, Patches, already had an injured rear leg.

His next court date is scheduled for June 5th, 2003, his case has been postponed several times since 9-19-02

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