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Case #9619 Rating: 3.8 out of 5
Puppy's throat slit
Oklahoma City, OK (US)Incident Date: Wednesday, Sep 13, 2006
County: Oklahoma
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Dallas Lee Fields
Case Updates: 8 update(s) available
Oklahoma City police arrested a man on Sept 13 in a case of alleged animal cruelty witnessed by two teenagers.
Police said Dallas Lee Fields faces two counts of animal cruelty, one a state charge and the other a city charge. The witnesses told police that Fields was giving away puppies but then stabbed one of the puppies to death.
"I hear the puppy like screaming and hollering. I looked over to my right, and at the trash can, he was holding it ... He reached in the back of his pocket and took it and slit its throat," said Barbara Biggs, who adopted a puppy from Fields.
Witnesses told police that Fields killed the puppy by slitting its throat and throwing it into a large trash container. One of the two teens who witnessed the alleged animal cruelty said he would talk about what he saw but didn't feel like identifying himself.
"It just made me so sick, and I just wanted to cry because you just don't kill a puppy. And, it started to twitch, so he stopped and just threw it over," he said.
The teenager said the puppy was put into the large trash container but lived for a short while after the attack. He and others, including Biggs, adopted three of the puppies from Fields.
Case UpdatesDallas Lee Fields pled guilty to one felony count of cruelty to an animal on April 12. According to court records, he received a deferred sentence, and was placed on probation.
The plea stems from an incident on September 13, 2006, in which a puppy was brutally killed.
According to reports, Fields stabbed the puppy, slit its throat, and tossed it into a dumpster in front of several children.
As part of his five-year probation, Fields will serve 30 days in jail, complete 100 hours of community service, and pay fines and court costs.
According to court records, Fields has not been prohibited from owning animals, and he was ordered to complete his community service work at the humane society. | Source: Docket # CF 2006-6879
Update posted on Apr 25, 2007 - 5:06PM |
Dallas Lee Fields has been returned to Oklahoma County to face animal cruelty charges.
The charges stem from an incident on September 13, 2006, in which a puppy was brutally killed.
According to reports, Fields was observed by witnesses stabbing a pit bull puppy and tossing it into a dumpster. When it began to cry, he allegedly pulled it out of the trash and slit its throat.
The incident occurred in front of several teens and children.
Fields will appear in court next on April 12 at 1:30 p.m. | Source: Docket # CF 2006-6879
Update posted on Apr 9, 2007 - 7:44PM |
| Dallas Lee Fields, accused of slitting a puppy's throat and tossing it into a dumpster, did not appear in court on March 12. He is currently in custody in another county on unrelated charges. Authorities confirm that once that case is settled, he will be transferred back to Oklahoma County to face felony animal cruelty charges. | Source: Docket #: CF 2006-6879
Update posted on Mar 13, 2007 - 2:48PM |
| Dallas Lee Fields is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on March 12, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Fields faces felony animal cruelty charges for allegedly slitting a puppy's throat and throwing him into a dumpster last fall. | Source: CF 2006-6879
Update posted on Feb 1, 2007 - 5:15PM |
| A pre-trial conference has been scheduled for February 1, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. at the Oklahoma County Courthouse, located at 320 Robert S. Kerr Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. | Source: Docket # CF 2006-6879
Update posted on Dec 29, 2006 - 12:59PM |
| Dallas Lee Fields is set for preliminary hearing on 12/21/06 at 9:00 a.m. | | Update posted on Nov 16, 2006 - 12:47PM |
Oklahoma County prosecutors file an animal cruelty charge today against a Yukon man for last month's death of a puppy.
According to court papers, witnesses told Oklahoma City police that 20-year-old Dallas Lee Fields stabbed the pit bull terrier puppy September 13th, then pulled it out of a trash can at the Sunrise Cove Apartments to slash its throat when it cried.
The incident occurred in front of several teens and children.
The affidavit alleges that Fields admitted to police that he killed the eight- to ten-week-old puppy.
Fields has said he killed the puppy because it was injured and he couldn't afford to have it euthanized.
A veterinarian determined the puppy likely died of cardiac arrest because of a skull fracture. | Source: KFOR - Oct 27, 2006
Update posted on Oct 27, 2006 - 10:56AM |
NO CHARGES FILED as of 10/6/06
Contact - C. Wesley Lane II
Oklahoma County District Attorney
320 Robert S. Kerr #505
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: (405) 713-1600
Fax: (405) 235-1567 | | Update posted on Oct 15, 2006 - 9:13PM |
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