FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Florida man could by no means be capable of personal a canine once more, after horrifying video exhibits him stomping and kicking his personal canine.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office mentioned Beckham Mcleod, 20, is the person within the video, violently beating his canine King.
The video exhibits Mcleod scolding King earlier than kicking him within the chest and aggressively pulling him on his leash and dragging him.
Deputies mentioned witnesses additionally noticed him stomping on King’s face.
The incident occurred in broad daylight at an condo advanced in Fort Myers on Tuesday.
Several witnesses known as 911 and inside minutes, deputies arrived at Mcleod’s door and eliminated King from the home.
The blue-nosed Pitbull was taken to an animal hospital the place a vet found bruising and swelling the place he had been kicked.
Deputies questioned Mcleod and he mentioned he was “just disciplining his dog.”
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno didn’t maintain again throughout a press convention on Wednesday in regards to the incident.
“While the recording may have stopped, it’s disgusting. It saddens me and sickens me. We are not going to tolerate that.”
Mcleod was booked into jail on aggravated cruelty fees.
If convicted, his identify might be placed in an abuse registry which is supposed to stop him from proudly owning one other pet once more.
He finally surrendered King, who will stay within the care of the Lee County Domestic Animals Service till he finds a loving home.
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