Dog shot Littleton, CO (US) Incident Date: Tuesday, Jan 30, 2001 County: Arapahoe Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Abuser/Suspect: Ryan Metzger

Case ID: 3398 Classification: Shooting Animal: dog (pit-bull) View more cases in CO (US) Login to Watch this Case

Approximately 3 years from when Ryan Metzger shot a pet pitbull named Bo, he was convicted of animal cruelty and sentenced to six months in jail. 

This incident took place in Arapahoe County, Colorado on January 30, 2001.  Metzger failed to appear for court hearings repeatedly.  He finally was arrested on a failure to appear warrant in February of 2004 and they held him until his jury trial.  The jury found him guilty of animal cruelty and he was sentenced to six months in Arapahoe County jail.

In a two page letter addressing the court where she asked that part of Metzger's sentence include restitution paid to the Dumb Friends League, Cathi Smith (Bo's owner) relayed Bo's friendly demeanor and how much he enjoyed family activities and car rides.

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