A Detroit male is desired for burglarizing his ex-girlfriend’s house and abusing her Yorkshire Terrier mix, authorities stated.
Julius Holley, 55, supposedly dognapped the little puppy from his ex’s house and after that sent out the victim videos of himself “beating and abusing the dog,” district attorneys stated recently.
” Stop talking puppy, stopped talking,” the suspect groaned as he knocked the eight-pound dog into a cabinet and tossed her onto a restroom flooring, hard-to-watch video footage of the event released by Fox 2 Detroit revealed.
As the dog screamed in demonstration, the upset male then beat her with an iron fireplace poker while continuing to movie the disgusting attack.
Holley then left the battered animal in a pail beside a home, authorities stated.
The suspect likewise took other products from his ex throughout the burglary, which was “part of his continuous abuse and harassment” project, according to Michigan Chief law officer Dana Nessel.
” Animal abuse is harsh and vicious. It is likewise a criminal activity that is typically related to other major criminal activity, consisting of domestic violence and abuse,” Nessel stated in a news release.
Holley was charged with first-degree killing/torturing of animals under a 2019 domestic violence law that might send him to the penal institution for a years if he is nabbed, authorities stated.
” In Michigan, people that abuse or eliminate a family pet with the intent to trigger psychological suffering or distress to an individual or to apply control over an individual are guilty of a felony as much as ten years in jail,” Nessel stated.
He was likewise struck with stalking, house intrusion and larceny charges that might land him behind bars for an extra twenty years, according to district attorneys.
He stayed at big Thursday.
The battered dog was being looked after by Michigan Humane employees.
