Summit County officials are to decide today whether to cite an Evergreen man accused of killing a dog by driving 17 miles with the animal tied to his Jeep.
The 1 �-year-old Rottweiler, Misha, belonged to Alex Jaeckel of Evergreen, who last saw it alive looking back at her as the truck left a campsite near Green Mountain Reservoir.
"I saw him pulling out and I just didn't run fast enough," Jaeckel said.
Jaeckel, 48, said she was camping last week with a group that included a man who was a former member of her billiards team.
Jaeckel said she tied the dog to the door of the man's vehicle, thinking the animal would scare off raccoons that raided the camp the night before.
Jaeckel said she had made certain the man knew her pet was affixed to the truck.
"He responded twice when I told him the dog was there, tied to the handle," she said.
The man left the campsite about 3:30 a.m. Friday, Jaeckel said. He didn't stop until he reached a convenience store in Silverthorne, 17 miles away.
The man's cousin and a friend left the camp afterward and followed a trail of blood. They retrieved Misha from a dumpster near the store and returned to the campsite, where they buried the dog.
The man also returned to the camp and said the dog's death was an accident. Jaeckel said the man left for Iowa after the camping trip.
Jaeckel said the man told her that a woman had followed him to town, trying to get his attention.
"Apparently, this woman was behind (him) for a long time on Route 9 and tried to stop him," Jaeckel said.
Jaeckel placed an ad in the Summit Daily News, hoping to hear from the female witness.
A different witness filled out a statement Tuesday, said Lesley Craig of Summit County Animal Control. The agency is working with prosecutors on the case and a decision on whether to file animal cruelty or criminal negligence charges could come today, she said.
Jaeckel said she is seeking charges because "this is about holding him accountable and not about revenge." Case UpdatesRandy Dean Randels was sentenced Tuesday August 3, 2004 to two months in jail, one of which was suspended. He also must perform 200 hours of public service and pay a $500 fine plus restitution costs.
Randels was convicted in February of animal cruelty in the death of a Rottweiler named Misha in July 2003 at Green Mountain Reservoir. | Source: News 4 Colorado
Update posted on Aug 10, 2004 - 8:51AM |
| Randels is scheduled for sentencing on April 19th. | | Update posted on Mar 5, 2004 - 1:37PM |
| Randels was convicted of animal cruelty in summit county on feb. 19th 2004. | | Update posted on Feb 26, 2004 - 10:23AM |
Randy Dean Randels turned himself in to authorities last Wednesday. The Summit County Sheriff's Office says Randels reported to their office in the afternoon. He's charged in the death of a rottweiler in July.
The owner says she had asked Randels for permission to tie the dog to his truck at a campground near Green Mountain Reservoir. During the night, she heard the truck drive away with the dog still tied to it. The dog was dragged for 20 miles.
Randels is charged with cruelty to animals. He was released in lieu of a $2,000 bond. | | Update posted on Sep 11, 2003 - 6:37PM |
Summit County authorities have issued an arrest warrant for an Evergreen man accused of speeding away from a campsite last month and fatally dragging a dog tied to his passenger door.
Randy Dean Randels faces a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals in the July 25 death of Misha, a year-old Rottweiler whose body was dumped at a convenience store in Silverthorne nearly 20 miles from the campground. | | Update posted on Aug 24, 2003 - 6:09PM |
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