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Dog beaten with hachet
Orting, WA (US)Incident Date: Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012
County: Pierce
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Ricky Lee Knowles
An Orting man is accused of first-degree animal cruelty after a severely injured dog was found at his home along with bloody tools and clothes.
Police said they were called to the man's Orting home in the 1100 block of Williams Street Northwest after receiving a report of a man beating a dog with what appeared to be a hatchet.
Officers went around the home and called for the man to come out, but got no answer. Officers also pounded on the garage door but got no response. Eventually, a man identified as Ricky Lee Knowles exited the garage.
Probable cause documents said that inside the garage, officers could see a red or golden retriever tied to a pole and bleeding from head and neck. A bloody pair of pants was seen next to the dog, documents said.
A man who lived in the area told police the dog belonged a next-door neighbor, who police contacted.
Documents said the neighbor said Knowles did not have permission to have his dog, which had been in a fenced yard.
Police said the dog's owner took the animal to get medical attention for its severe injuries.
After a search warrant was obtained, officers found bloody cardboard and clothing next to the pole that the dog had been tied to inside Knowles' garage, court documents said.
A piece of wire with dog hair on it that Puyallup Animal Metro had to cut from around the dog's neck was also collected along with bloody cutting tools and the dog tags belonging to the wounded dog, documents said.
During a search of the back yard, officers found bloody gloves, a bloody garbage can and dog treats, police said. A bloody hammer with dog hair on it was found next to a blood-spattered shed, and a nearby fire pit had a plastic cover that was coated with blood and dog hair, document said.
Knowles was arrested for investigation of first-degree animal cruelty, second-degree criminal trespass and taking, concealing, injuring or killing a pet or an animal.
He is being held on $20,000 bail. References |
