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Case #9262 Rating: 3.3 out of 5
Dog beaten with cane
Portland, OR (US)Incident Date: Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006
County: Washington
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Anthony Romanius Garrison
Case Updates: 3 update(s) available
Hillsboro police said a man was arrested for animal abuse Tuesday July 11, 2006 after allegedly beating another man's dog with a cane.
An officer said he saw what appeared to be two men fighting at the corner of Southeast 10th Avenue and Southeast Maple Street around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2006.
According to authorities, the dog, a 3-year-old German shepherd, was walking with its owner when they passed the suspect, Anthony Garrison. The dog sniffed at Garrison's knee and both the dog and the owner kept walking.
Garrison returned to his home, retrieved a cane, and caught up to the dog and owner six blocks later, police said.
Witnesses told authorities that Garrison started running toward the dog and owner and began hitting the animal with the cane.
Garrison was arrested and booked on one count of animal abuse in the second degree.
Case UpdatesAnthony Romainious Garrison was sentenced Friday in Washington County Circuit Court after an earlier plea of no contest to one count of first-degree aggravated animal abuse, a felony. He can't be around pets during two years of probation or own a pet for five years.
As part of two years of formal probation, Garrison cannot have contact with any domesticated animals and must undergo anger management counseling, Washington County Circuit Judge Steven L. Price said.
Garrison was charged with hitting Shiloh, a 3-year-old shepherd, on the face and head while owner Siegfried Berg was walking her and another dog July 11 near Southeast 10th Avenue and Maple Street in Hillsboro. The dog needed extensive dental surgery.
An anonymous donor paid the $210 emergency veterinarian bill. And the Rock Creek and Walnut Street veterinary clinics waived their fees of nearly $2,000. However, Price ordered Garrison to pay owners Berg and his wife, Eva, $2,000 for future care and $177 in restitution to the Walnut Street clinic.
"The defendant should not get away without paying just because people were nice," said Judith Brant, Washington County deputy district attorney.
Brant said the Bergs did not attend the sentencing because they thought Garrison should be sentenced to more than probation.
Garrison will begin serving his probation immediately. The probation will overlap the 15-month prison sentence he received last month for punching and choking his live-in girlfriend in front of their 19-month-old daughter not long after the dog incident.
Brant told the judge that Garrison had three assault convictions besides the one involving his girlfriend. He also has been written up for assaulting a fellow inmate in the Washington County Jail.
Garrison said he was "not that crazy man" people were making him out to be. He said the dog bit him on the leg, so he reacted in self-defense.
Public defender Chris Colburn acknowledged that argument probably would not have held up at trial because Garrison went to his house to get a cane and ran six blocks to catch up with Berg and the dogs before hitting Shiloh.
Police found no evidence of a bite. | Source: The Oregonian - Oct 23, 2006
Update posted on Oct 23, 2006 - 6:09AM |
A 33-year-old Hillsboro man pleaded guilty Friday to beating a German shepherd with a cane and punching his girlfriend in a separate attack three weeks later.
Anthony Romainious Garrison was sentenced to 15 months in prison and two years' post-prison supervision on the fourth-degree assault conviction. Sentencing was set over until Oct. 13 on first-degree aggravated animal abuse because the owners of the dog wanted to be present.
Oregon sentencing guidelines call for two years' probation on the animal abuse charge, but owners Eva and Siegfried Berg are also seeking restitution for the dog's dental work and emergency medical care.
Hillsboro police said Siegfried Berg was walking Shiloh and another dog on Northeast Cornell Road about 9:30 p.m. July 11 when he passed Garrison on the sidewalk. Shiloh sniffed Garrison's knees and kept walking the other direction with Berg, police said.
Garrison told police the dog attacked him so he went inside his house for a cane. Police said Garrison ran six blocks to catch up with Berg and the dogs before beating Shiloh about the head and body.
Garrison was arrested again July 31 after his 26-year-old girlfriend told police he punched her in the eye, pushed her to the floor and choked her in front of their 19-month-old daughter, making the assault a felony.
In court Friday, the victim told Circuit Judge Steven L. Price that Garrison was a good father and she wanted to be able to have contact with him. Price said that would be up to Garrison's probation officer and ordered him to undergo mental health and domestic violence counseling while on post-prison supervision. | Source: The Oregonian - Sept 22, 2006
Update posted on Sep 28, 2006 - 12:58PM |
A Hillsboro man accused of beating a German Shepherd with a cane now faces a felony charge of first degree animal abuse. Anthony Garrison had faced a second degree animal abuse charge.
Circuit Judge Timothy P. Alexander said Monday the charge was upgraded because of the severity of the allegation. The judge also admonished Garrison for rolling his eyes after he advised him of the upgraded charge.
"We don't like this type of conduct in this community," said Circuit Judge Timothy Alexander. "In fact, if you're found guilty of this, when you come back in this court, you can expect some severe sanctions."
33-year old Garrison said he was defending himself July 11th when he hit a German Shepherd on the nose with a cane. He says the dog lunged at him and bit him on the right thigh without provocation as he was walking along N.E. Cornell Road in Hillsboro.
Siegfreid Berg said his dog, named Shiloh, only sniffed at Garrison's knees and kept going. He said Garrison went into a house, got a cane, then ran six blocks to catch up with him and beat Shiloh viciously.
A Hillsboro police officer who witnessed the incident said Garrison attacked the German Shepherd while it was on a leash with its owner. The dog suffered a broken tooth and other injuries.
Garrison could get up to five years in prison if convicted of the felony charge. He could also be fined as much as $125,000. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for August 25th. | Source: KGW - July 26, 2006
Update posted on Jul 29, 2006 - 2:45PM |
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