Dog beaten to death with cord and weed-whacker North Charleston, SC (US) Incident Date: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2003 County: Charleston Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Paul Jackson

Case ID: 1504 Classification: Beating Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in SC (US) Animal was offleash or loose Login to Watch this Case

A Charleston County judge set bail at $35,000 Tuesday for a 47-year-old North Charleston man charged with cruelty and ill treatment of animals. Police say Paul Jackson of Mint Avenue beat a dog to death in his yard with an extension cord and a weed-whacker on March 18.

According to police, Jackson saw a stray black dog in his yard at approximately 12:30 a.m. and began to beat the dog with an extension cord. He then picked up a weed-whacker and began beating the dog on its head until he killed it, officers say. According to police, witnesses saw him drag the dog from his yard to the yard of a vacant home on Mint Avenue.

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