Dog set on fire with gasoline Fort Worth, TX (US) Date: Jun 28, 2002 County: Tarrant Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Case Images: 1 files available Alleged: Robert Aretz Lindsay Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 541 Classification: Burning - Fire or Fireworks Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in TX (US) Login to Watch this Case

A dog named Daisy was doused with gasoline and set on fire June 28. The dog sustained second- and third-degree burns on her belly, legs and eyelids. Hawley said Daisy is expected to keep her sight. She is believed to be a mixed-breed Labrador, 6 to 8 months old. The dog, in flames, was spotted running through the northwest Fort Worth neighborhood at night by an off-duty police officer.

Robert Aretz Lindsay, 50, was arrested June 29 on charges of cruelty to an animal. He is free on $10,000 bail. He lives in the neighborhood where the dog was found.

Conviction on a charge of cruelty to an animal is Class A misdemeanor punishableby up to a year in jail and/or a fine up to $4,000.

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