ARNOLD, Mo. (First Alert 4) – A Pevely man is accused of throwing a 3-month-old puppy from the third ground of a lodge in Arnold, killing the animal.
Jefferson County prosecutors on Friday charged 44-year-old Michael Lance Lott with animal abuse by torture or mutilation whereas the animal is alive, a category E felony. He can be charged with first-degree harassment and second-degree harassment within the incident, which occurred in October.
Arnold Police mentioned in an affidavit supporting prices that Lott and the sufferer bought into an argument round 10 p.m. on Oct. 7 in a room on the third ground of the Woodspring Suites lodge within the 800 block of Arnold Commons Drive.
A witness within the room instructed police Lott took the sleeping pit bull puppy, whose identify was Bitty, from the lap of the sufferer and threw the canine from the window.
Another witness was within the parking zone the place the animal landed and supplied a press release to police, the affidavit states.
Lott was arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in January in Wayne County for parole violations, a warrant for motorized vehicle tampering, and on suspicion of drug possession. He is presently within the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections.
In addition to probably the most recent prices, Lott has two extra pending circumstances in Jefferson for stealing as a fourth or extra offense in ten years.
Prosecutors mentioned in a request for a warrant that Lott is a previous and protracted offender who regardless of stints in jail, has not been rehabilitated.
“Defendant’s actions show no regard or respect for life, were cruel and per the police report committed because he was allegedly angry at victim,” the request reads. “So, he took her defenseless puppy and killed him as if it were nothing.”
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