LOS ANGELES (CNS) – An ex-con who allegedly shot and killed his ex- girlfriend’s puppy after an argument earlier this month pleaded not responsible Wednesday to prices of animal cruelty and felony threats.
David Sumlin, 32, was arrested early Monday by Los Angeles police and has remained behind bars since then.
Police mentioned Sumlin allegedly held a pillow over the lady’s canine and shot a firearm twice into the pillow on Jan. 2, hanging the 4-month-old puppy.
The canine was taken to an area animal shelter, the place it died, in accordance with police.
The felony criticism filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office alleges that he has prior convictions for a dozen counts courting again to 2009.
He is due again in courtroom Jan. 30 for a listening to to find out if there’s ample proof to require him to face trial on the 2 felony counts.
The animal cruelty cost contains an allegation that he personally used a handgun through the attack on the puppy, Kyro.
Sumlin can be charged in a felony criticism filed in federal courtroom in Los Angeles with being a felon in possession of ammunition. No courtroom date has been set but within the federal case.
Law enforcement recovered two spent 9mm caliber shell casings from the crime scene, in accordance with the federal criticism, which discusses Sumlin’s in depth felony historical past that features a number of felony convictions that prohibit him from possessing firearms and ammunition.
After the puppy’s taking pictures, authorities circulated Sumlin’s identify and picture, and requested for the general public’s assist in discovering him. Police earlier described him as homeless.
