A DeLand man was arrested and accused of severely beating a stray canine with a rock and a beer bottle claiming the animal jumped on the hood of his automobile and scratched it, police mentioned.
Naaman Patrick McGregor, 37, arrested on Saturday and charged with felony animal cruelty, mentioned he additionally kicked the canine like a soccer ball, his arrest report states.
McGregor is out of the Volusia County Branch Jail on $2,500 bail.
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DeLand police mentioned they have been referred to as Saturday to a North Marydell Avenue home the place a witness mentioned she noticed three males and a girl beating a stray canine that they trapped of their yard. The witness mentioned the canine was being abused as a result of it scratched a automobile, an arrest report states.
When police bought to the scene, they discovered the tan Chow combine tied to a tree bleeding from the attention and nostril. The canine was additionally wheezing from the muzzle, police mentioned.
Police discovered a rock on the scene. A beer bottle had blood on it. The canine defecated itself in the course of the extreme beating, police famous of their report.
No one on the home needed to say who beat the canine, however when the officers mentioned everybody can be charged, McGregor mentioned he was the one who beat the canine, the report mentioned.
McGregor mentioned he despatched a girl to get a charger from his automobile however then heard the horn. He appeared out and noticed the canine on the hood of the automobile, and the girl contained in the car, the report states
McGregor claimed the canine was aggressive and lunged at him however police, who mentioned they have been accustomed to the canine, mentioned it was not aggressive. The lady who had been maintaining the canine mentioned she put the canine out in her fenced yard the report mentioned.
