Upstate New York Man Accused Of Beating Dog In Hudson Valley

Police apprehended a Hudson Valley man after they presumably found him strongly beating a dog in public.

Over the weekend, the Monticello Police Department verified a man was apprehended for presumably beating a dog.

Monticello, New York Man Accused Of Beating Dog

On Wednesday around 5:45 a.m., Monticello cops received numerous calls reporting that a dog was weeping and making noises of distress in the location of Landfield Avenue and North Street in the Village of Monticello.

Monticello Police Officer Darius Buckner reacted and discovered 24-year-old Samuel Stanford of Monticello, New York in the back of 27 North Street.

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Officer Buckner observed Stanford in the act of strongly knocking a female Pit bull dog versus the pavement and after that utilizing his feet to stomp on the dog, cops state.

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“Buckner triggered the siren of his patrol vehicle to get Stanford’s attention and to make him stop what he was doing to the dog. PO Buckner then left his vehicle and instantly apprehended Stanford,” the Monticello Police Department said in a news release.

Standford was charged with worsened cruelty to an animal, a class E felony under the NYS Agriculture and Markets Law.

The dog was carried by other Monticello Police officers to a regional Veterinary workplace and is presently being dealt with for major injuries. Police did not supply an update on the dog’s condition.

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Stanford was launched a look ticket under New York State bail reform standards.

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