An Alexandria man was arrested earlier this month for cruelty to animals after allegedly picking up and throwing a woman’s companion dog and injuring it in Oakville Triangle.
On Thursday, July 2, the dog’s owner reported that around 10:15 p.m., the suspect allegedly picked up her companion animal “twice without due cause or lawful permission to do so,” according to a recently released search warrant affidavit. The incident occurred near the suspect’s apartment building in the 400 block of Swann Avenue, in the city’s Oakville Triangle neighborhood near Potomac Yard.
“After investigation, the assigned doctor of veterinary medicine who treated the canine confirmed that medical instances injurious to the traumatic incident are now presenting in the canine’s medical condition including but not limited to bloody stool/urine, incontinence and general pain/discomfort that were not being presented at any time by the canine prior to the attack allegedly perpetrated by [the suspect] that night,” according to the affidavit.
Alexandria’s Animal Services filed the affidavit to get access to security camera footage “that clearly depicts the attack in detail and matches the statements made aforementioned.”
The suspect was arrested on July 16 and charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals, a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison and/or a $2,500 fine. He was released on recognizance and goes to court on Oct. 28.
