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Sage is a 9-year-old pit bull. His owner, Jorge Gonzalez of Lufkin, stated Sage has actually dealt with him because he was a puppy.
On Friday, Gonzalez hurried to the Angelina Animal Medical Facility after Sage was assaulted with a machete.
“This pet was unusually injured. It had some pretty serve cuts and wounds on its face and torso and it required some major stitches and I believe he had a tube placed out of him,” stated Angelina County Constable Chief Deputy Mark Mclin.
After investigators talked to Gonzalez, witnesses, and the suspect, an arrest warrant was released.
According to the report, 62-year-old Jesus Aguilar of Lufkin got out of his vehicle with a machete in his hand and started walking towards the home when the dog then began barking at Aguilar. The report specifies Aguilar began striking the dog with the machete consistently. Aguilar was jailed 3 days later on charged with dedicating ruthlessness to a non-livestock animal.
“It’s an F-3, a felony 3, in the state of Texas when there’s serious bodily injury or serious injury to an animal,” stated Mclin. If founded guilty, the penalty variety is 2 – ten years, and a fine as much as $10k.
The owner stated Sage is back home and healing is working out.
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