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Case ID: 8278
Classification: Beating
Animal: dog (non pit-bull)
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Dog held by legs, slammed into pavement
Charlotte, NC (US)

Incident Date: Friday, Apr 14, 2006
County: Mecklenburg

Disposition: Convicted

Defendant/Suspect: Timothy Scott Putt

Case Updates: 5 update(s) available

Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Denver man on an animal cruelty charge on April 14, 2006 after they say he killed a dog.

Deputies say Timothy Scott Putt grabbed the Jack Russell terrier by the hind legs and slammed the animal onto the concrete, which killed it, according to a release from the agency. The dog did not belong to Putt. A judge set Putt's bond at $3,000. It was unknown this morning whether he had been released on bond from the Lincoln County jail.


Case Updates

A Lincoln County man was convicted of felony animal cruelty Wednesday, five months after police said he killed a Jack Russell terrier by grabbing its hind legs and slamming it on pavement twice.

The man, Timothy Scott Putt of Denver, was sentenced to two months in jail followed by 36 months probation, according to the prosecutor, assistant district attorney Kay Killian. Putt will not be allowed to have animals at his residence during the probation, she said.

The jury deliberated about half an hour, Killian said.

"There was quite a bit of evidence of malice," she said. "I was very pleased with the sentence. The judge did the most he could."
Source: Charlotte Observer - Sept 6, 2006
Update posted on Oct 9, 2006 - 12:19AM 
A Lincoln County man who was arrested in April on a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty is scheduled to go on trial September 5, and he will face a felony charge instead.

Lincoln County Sheriff's officials have said that the man, Timothy Scott Putt of Denver, grabbed a Jack Russell terrier by the hind legs and slammed it on the pavement twice, killing the animal.

Putt went before a grand jury June 26, the district attorney's office said, and the charge was changed to felony animal cruelty then.

The prosecutor, assistant district attorney Kay Killian, said the maximum punishment for the felony charge in this case would be four to six months probation, or six to eight months if there are aggravating circumstances. The maximum punishment for the misdemeanor charge would have been 120 days, jail or probation.

According to state law, a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty alleges a person intentionally harmed or killed an animal. A felony charge alleges the person caused the harm or death out of malice.
Source: Charlotte Observer - Sept 1, 2006
Update posted on Sep 1, 2006 - 11:26AM 
A Denver man accused of beating a dog to death will have to wait another month before a jury hears his case.

Timothy Scott Putt was scheduled to stand trial on a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty today in Lincoln County court. The trial has been rescheduled for July 26, a court clerk said. It was unclear this afternoon why the case was continued.

In April, Lincoln County sheriff's deputies arrested Putt, 43, after they say he grabbed a Jack Russell terrier by its hind legs and slammed it on the ground twice, killing the animal. He was released from the county jail hours later on $3,000 bail.

Animal rights activists with the Humane Society of the United States are asking prosecutors to bump the misdemeanor charge up to a felony.

Under state law, a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty alleges a person intentionally harmed or killed an animal. A felony charge alleges the person caused the harm or death out of malice.
Source: The Charlotte Observer - June 19, 2006
Update posted on Jun 20, 2006 - 10:18AM 
The Humane Society wants prosecutors in Lincoln County to upgrade a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge up to a felony before the case goes to trial June 19, 2006.

Sheriff's deputies arrested Timothy Scott Putt of Denver on the misdemeanor charge in April 2006. Authorities say he allegedly grabbed a Jack Russell terrier by the hind legs and slammed it on the pavement twice, killing the animal.

Peter Wood, deputy manager of animal cruelty issues with the Humane Society of the United States, sent a letter to prosecutors after Putt's release on three-thousand dollars bail.
Source: Fayetteville Online - May 26, 2006
Update posted on May 30, 2006 - 8:47PM 
Timothy Scott Putt, 13449 Brook Path Trail, Denver was arrested on 3-20-06 for Assault by Strangulation on Karen Elaine Childress on 3-19-06. According to the victim suspect used a plastic trash bag to choke the victim. Deputy John Pierce investigated the incident and made arrest. He was assisted by Sgt, Frank Stinson. Suspect is being held with no bond until court on Monday 3-20-06.
Source: Sheriff's Office of Cabarrus County - Inmate Lookup
Update posted on May 22, 2006 - 8:53AM 

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