Dog sexually assaulted Jacksonville, FL (US) Incident Date: Sunday, Jan 13, 2002 County: Duval Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Troy Tyrone Merchant

Case ID: 249 Classification: Bestiality Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in FL (US) Animal was offleash or loose Login to Watch this Case

Jacksonville police on a burglary stakeout arrested a homeless man they saw having sex with a dog in a park.

Officers said they were in Kooker Park on Haines Street when they saw a man lure a small brown dog into the park with a bag of food. The officers were less than 5 feet away when they said the man undressed, grabbed the dog and began having sex with it.

When they confronted the man, he told them, "I can't get no girl," according to a police report.

During the arrest, police said they found a crack pipe in the man's pocket.

Troy Tyrone Merchant, 34, was charged with indecent exposure and possession of drug paraphernalia. He remained in the Duval County jail yesterday on $2,500 bond.

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