Beachgoers seen in scary as, according to their declarations to authorities, a man pulled his golden Labrador retriever into the browse at an Alabama beach and held the dog under water for approximately 3 minutes, because, the suspect later on informed officers, it had fleas.
Two witnesses who said they saw the dog’s death at a Dauphin Island beach informed authorities that they challenged the owner prior to calling 911, according to regional news outlet WPMI. Dauphin Island Police Department (DIPD) officers reacted to a call at approximately 2 p.m. Monday about a dog being abused near the Audubon Bird Sanctuary, on the east side of the Mobile Bay island, the outlet reported.
Shawn Taulbee, 54, of Theodore, Alabama, was collared quickly after the occurrence. He has actually been charged with one count of first-degree cruelty to a dog, a felony, according to regional news outlet WPMI. He was booked at Mobile County Metro Jail and launched on Monday after publishing a $3,000 bond.
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Jeremy Castile, DIPD investigator, supplied information in an interview with WPMI, sharing an account from the 2 witnesses who informed authorities that they challenged Taulbee after the occurrence.
The set said that after drowning the dog, Taulbee revealed “no regret” and was “type of emotionless at the time,” Castile said.
Bystanders informed authorities they saw a man, later on determined as Taulbee, walking with a golden Lab on Monday afternoon from the Audubon Bird Sanctuary parking area to the boardwalk over the dunes on the Gulf of Mexico beach.
Police said the witnesses informed officers that Taulbee connected a rope around the dog’s neck as a “makeshift leash” as he and the Lab reached the coastline, prior to walking into the water. He then, according to witness declarations offered to authorities, utilized the rope to drag his dog into the browse prior to eventually holding the family pet under water for numerous minutes, WPMI reported.
“The dog went under water for about 3 minutes,” Castile informed the outlet. “When they strolled up, the 2 witnesses were towering above the dog, and a number of other people was screaming at him.”
