Police have arrested a girl and are anticipated to cost a second person in reference to a canine that was shot in Southington over the summer time and left to die.
Karenlynne Gatling, 24, of Bristol was charged Thursday with one depend of cruelty to animals, based on the Southington Police Department. Police stated additionally they have a warrant for 43-year-old Maurice McElrath of Waterbury on costs of cruelty to animals, legal possession of a pistol or revolver and illegal discharge of firearms.
Police stated Gatling spent the evening at a member of the family’s residence on Defashion Street and, on the morning of Aug. 17, was picked up by her pal McElrath. The residents of the home had already left for the day.
When Gatling left the home, McElrath advised her, “Yo, I think I shot your dog,” based on police. Police stated Gatling went again into the home and located a 7-year-old pit bull injured, at which level she retrieved a washcloth to “apply pressure to the hole” and left the residence to make it appear to be the animal had been injured after she left.
Gatling despatched the canine proprietor a textual content message indicating she could be leaving the home and didn’t point out the incident, based on police.
A number of hours later, the canine’s proprietor got here home and located blood main from the again deck into the home and to her bed room, the place she discovered the animal useless. Police stated it was initially suspected that the pit bull had been attacked by one other canine, however the canine proprietor later discovered via Gatling that McElrath had shot it.
According to the canine proprietor, Gatling stated the canine left the home via a canine door and got here out barking when McElrath arrived to select her up, police stated.
A necropsy report, accomplished by the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratoryconcluded the reason for loss of life was “consistent with the clinical findings of a suspected gunshot wound,” based on police.
Police stated Gatling declined to cooperate with authorities throughout the investigation after their preliminary contact along with her.
McElrath refused to supply a press release, based on police. Police stated McElrath is being held on bond in unrelated instances and will probably be served with a warrant charging him within the pit bull’s loss of life throughout his subsequent scheduled court docket look.
Following her arrest Thursday, Gatling was launched on a $2,500 bond. She is anticipated to seem in New Britain Superior Court on Dec. 14.
