Dog fatally shot
Dickinson, TX (US)Incident Date: Monday, Feb 21, 2005
County: Galveston
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Frank Allen Tousinau
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
Frank Allen Tousinau of Galveston county is in trouble with the law a second time for the same crime -- shooting and killing a dog. Frank Allen Tousinau, 77, of Dickinson has been charged with deadly conduct. Police responded to a dog shooting after witnesses called them.
Investigators found the dead dog and witnesses helped identify Tousinau in a police line-up. He was arrested at his home. Investigators also took weapons from his home. He's in jail on an $80,000 bond.
In 2004, Tousinau pled guilty to a charge of cruelty to animals after he was accused of shooting and killing a neighbor's dog as the animal tried to run back to its owner just a few doors down from Tousinau's home. Tousinau received a one-year deferred probated sentence for the crime and was ordered to pay a restitution of $585.
Case UpdatesDickinson man faces two felony indictments after a grand jury on march 22 heard a case in which he was accused of shooting a dog.
Police in February arrested Frank Allen Tousinau, 77, on a charge of deadly conduct after the reported shooting outside of a home.
Tousinau now faces an additional charge - cruelty to animals.
Witnesses told police a white, four-door vehicle pulled up past their homes before they heard a shot fired and a dog cry out, according to police reports.
County Criminal District Attorney Kurt Sistrunk said shots were fired toward the playground outside the home, with one bullet hitting the house's gas meter.
Police said witness accounts led officers to Tousinau's home, where officers arrested him and seized three handguns and a shotgun.
The deadly conduct charge carries a possible prison term of two to 10 years, while the cruelty charge carries a possible jail term of 180 days to two years. Each charge also carries a possible fine of up to $10,000.
Last year, Tousinau pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals after he shot and killed a neighbor's dog as the animal tried to run back to its owner, who lived near Tousinau.
Tousinau received a one-year deferred probated sentence and was ordered to pay restitution of $585.
Sistrunk said his office filed a motion to revoke Tousinau's probation in that case following his February arrest. | Source: The Daily News
Update posted on Mar 24, 2005 - 5:42PM |
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