A 59-year-old La Feria man is dealing with a cost of animal cruelty after Mercedes police say he shot a canine on Wednesday.
Michael Edward Barnes bonded out of the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center on Friday on a $20,000 bond.
He was arrested after police responded to the La Casa Gardens at 350 Mesquite Lane at round 3:01 p.m. in reference to photographs fired, in accordance with a possible trigger affidavit.
While an officer was heading to the placement, dispatch knowledgeable him {that a} complainant stated she noticed a employee on the location shoot at a canine.
The officer, who started to patrol the realm, made contact with a number of individuals who stated they didn’t hear something.
However, that officer then went to the principle workplace of La Casa Gardens and made contact with Barnes who stated he might not take care of the canine.
“The defendant stated that he had been having issues with a canine that would keep biting the kids, to which the city animal control could never catch the canine,” the affidavit acknowledged. “The defendant stated that he could no longer deal with it due to the canine biting kids and today he finally got the canine to come out and popped the canine.”
According to police, Barnes stated he shot the canine twice with a Glock 23 .40 caliber.
“The defendant stated the canine ran away and that it was bleeding,” the affidavit stated.
Barnes stated “everyone was happy” that “he got” the canine as a result of it “had been harassing people and biting kids,” the doc learn.
The standing of the canine isn’t instantly clear. The affidavit solely stated that animal management was attempting to catch it and that “its front left leg was motionless and (it) couldn’t use it to walk.”
“As animal control is trying to capture the canine, the canine stood up and began walking north, underneath the house, which Sgt. A. Soto was able to observe the canine limping and its front leg was motionless and couldn’t use it to walk.”
