WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI– A dog is dead and a male deals with a felony charge after supposedly shooting his spouse’s dog in an Ypsilanti Town house Sunday early morning.
Christopher Dean Finney, 50, was arraigned Monday, Dec. 5, on one count of careless discharge of a gun in a structure in connection with the shooting of his spouse’s dog.
Authorities were called at 8:52 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, to a house in the 2000 block of Holmes Roadway for a report of shots fired, according to the Washtenaw County Constable’s Workplace.
The 911 caller informed dispatchers her spouse, Finney, had actually fired his weapon in the house and her dog had actually been shot, authorities stated.
Deputies got here and accompanied the household to security prior to utilizing a PA system purchasing the Finney to come outside, authorities stated.
Finney ultimately complied and was apprehended without additional occurrence as the dog was recuperated and required to the Humane Society of Huron Valley for assessment and medical treatment, authorities stated.
The dog, a young 70-pound Walking stick Corso woman, caught her injuries and passed away, according to the Humane Society of Huron Valley.
Throughout his arraignment, Finney stated he was attempting to secure his spouse throughout the occurrence.
Animal abuse private investigators sent animal ruthlessness charges versus Finney after the dog’s death, authorities stated. Those charges have actually not yet been licensed, records reveal.
Washtenaw County Magistrate Tamara Garwood approved Finney a $10,000 individual recognizance bond. He is scheduled for a possible cause conference hearing Dec. 15.
He confronts ten years in jail if founded guilty.
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