A 70-year-old man attacked his son's two pit bulls with a samurai sword because one of the dogs made a mess in the house, police said.
Vernon Garner chased the 3-year-old dog and her puppy into his son's bedroom on Wednesday. When the dogs hid under the bed, Garner grabbed the sword and jabbed it under the bed, cutting both dogs, Detective Carlos Negron said.
"Apparently the suspect got very upset because the puppy went to the bathroom in the house," Negron said.
The dogs lay bleeding in the room until his 21-year-old son, Michael Garner, got home several hours later, police said.
The younger Garner rushed both dogs to an animal hospital. They were expected to survive. Detectives charged Vernon Garner with animal cruelty. Neighborhood MapFor more information about the Interactive Animal Cruelty Maps, see the map notes.
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