Dog beaten with rubber mallet, severely injured Muncie, IN (US) Incident Date: Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 County: Delaware Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: Halcom E. Lyons

Case ID: 9542 Classification: Beating Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in IN (US) Abuse was retaliation against animal's bad behavior Login to Watch this Case

A dog was euthanized after a man struck it with a rubber mallet out of anger, according to police.

Ball State University Police arrested Halcom E. Lyons, 34, 1000 W. Neely Ave., on a charge of cruelty to an animal, a class D felony.

Police were dispatched to his home about 6:10 p.m. on Aug 23 and found an unconscious dog in the kitchen bleeding from its head and breathing rapidly, according to police reports.

Lyons initially told police the dog had attacked him, reports said, though his children said he hit the animal for no reason.

The suspect later said he hit the dog in the head with the mallet for barking in his ear, according to reports.

Police reported finding a mallet with blood on it in a tool box in a room next to the kitchen.

Animal cruelty carries a sentence of between six months and three years in prison.

Animal control officers euthanized the dog.

Lyons was convicted in 1993 of criminal recklessness, a class D felony, and carrying a handgun without a license, a class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to three years in prison.

Details surrounding that conviction were unavailable Thursday.

Lyons was released from prison in 1995.

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The Star Press - Aug 25, 2006

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