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Dog intentionally run over
Peoria, AZ (US)

Incident Date: Friday, Oct 14, 2005
County: Maricopa
Local Map: available
Disposition: Convicted

Abuser/Suspect: David Nathan Bouchard

Case Updates: 3 update(s) available

Case ID: 5812

Classification: Vehicular

Animal: dog (non pit-bull)

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The motive for the crime remains a mystery, but Peoria police have accused a Phoenix man of killing a lost dog. Officer say that Mia, a Great Dane mix, was wandering in the street in mid-October when several motorists stopped and tried to corral the animal.

That's when a man driving a Honda Accord drove up onto the sidewalk, struck and killed the dog, then drove back onto the street and sped away, police spokesman Jay Davies said.

David Nathan Bouchard, 26, was taken into custody Saturday, Oct 15, a day after the incident near 107th and Peoria avenues.

Bouchard was booked into a Maricopa County jail on a felony charge of animal cruelty. Bail was set at $2,880 bail pending a court hearing the following Monday.

Davies said police were led to Mia's owner, a Peoria woman, because of a flier she had circulated for the missing dog.

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A motorist has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in the killing of a lost dog that was wandering on a Peoria sidewalk.

Police alleged that David Nathan Bouchard, 26, a mentally troubled Phoenix man, intentionally drove onto a sidewalk near 107th and Peoria avenues, killed the animal and then sped away.

The dog, Mia, a Great Dane mix, was run down after several motorists had stopped and were trying to corral the animal. advertisement

Police were led to Mia's owner, a Peoria woman, because of a flier she had circulated for the missing dog, officers said.

Bouchard entered his guilty plea April 13 after a judge found him mentally competent to stand trial in the case.

The charge can be designated as a felony or misdemeanor. He will face the possibility of probation and incarceration when sentenced May 15 in Superior Court.

Mental-health experts have been ordered by a judge to evaluate Bouchard's needs with regard to possible jail placement.

Source: Arizona Republic - April 28, 2006
Update posted on Apr 28, 2006 - 12:54PM

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The defendant is set for an initial pretrial conference on December 12, 2005, before Commissioner Newell.

Update posted on Nov 23, 2005 - 2:01PM

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Police have arrested a man they accuse of driving onto a sidewalk, striking and killing a Great Dane mix dog, then driving back onto the street and speeding away. David Nathan Bouchard, 26, of Phoenix, was booked Saturday on a charge of cruelty to animals.

He was taken into custody a day after the incident near 107th and Olive avenues. advertisement Police did not offer a possible motive.

Bouchard was being held Monday in a Maricopa County jail in lieu of $2,880 bail.

Source: AZCentral - Oct 18, 2005
Update posted on Oct 24, 2005 - 9:44PM

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	AZ Central - Oct 20, 2005
	AZ Central - April 27, 2006
	AZ Central - May 24, 2006

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Dog intentionally run over
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