Dog thrown against door during domestic dispute
Chicago, IL (US)Incident Date: Friday, Dec 12, 2008
County: Cook
Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Keith Middleton
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
A man threw his girlfriend's dog against a door in a fit of jealous rage, Cook County authorities said today.
The woman immediately took the animal to a veterinary clinic, where the dog was euthanized because of the extent of its injuries, authorities said.
Keith Middleton, 29, was charged with felony animal cruelty.
At a bond hearing today, authorities said Middleton was at his girlfriend's South Side residence on Dec. 12 when he demanded she prove to him that she hadn't just been talking on the phone to a man.
The woman refused, telling him she didn't have to prove anything in her own home. Middleton allegedly picked up her tiny Shih Tzu dog and threatened to throw the dog if she didn't tell him who was on the phone, Assistant State's Atty. Erin Antonietti said.
The woman refused again and told him not to hurt her pet. But Middleton flung the dog against a door, causing the animal to have a seizure, Antonietti said.
Middleton, who has unrelated aggravated battery charges pending against him, fled but was arrested last week. Circuit Judge Raymond Myles ordered him held in lieu of $17,500 bail.
Case UpdatesTwo years after being arrested for allegedly slamming his girlfriend's dog into a door, Keith Middleton returns to court.
Middleton is accused of throwing the Shih Tzu against a door in a fit of jealous rage. The dog had to be euthanized due to the extent of its injuries.
Middleton, who also faces charges in an unrelated assault, will appear on December 14, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. in the Cook County Circuit Courthouse located at 2650 S. California in Chicago. | Source: Cook County Circuit Court
Update posted on Dec 7, 2010 - 2:55PM |
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