Post by mariahlover2564 on May 4, 2015 10:51:47 GMT -6
Merced Police say a dog was tied to a fire hydrant by two suspects and
attacked with a machete. The husky suffered injuries so severe it had to
be put down.
"I can't believe somebody would come out in broad
daylight with machetes, tie the dog up to a fire hydrant and kill him.
You're heartless," the dogs owner Ralph Guerrero said.
The husky named Lucius could be heard by neighbors moaning in pain for over an hour before police arrived.
The dog was bloody, couldn't walk and had back injuries. Police say
animal control euthanized the animal to stop its suffering.
"You shouldn't have taken it into your own hands. The life or death of a dog. That's like a family member," Guerrero said.
Guerrero had a friend
watching Lucius. Friday morning he says the friend was walking the dog.
Police say as they were walking another dog approached them not on a
leash and the animals started fighting. That's when police say two men
Myron Patillo and Aaron Carney allegedly demanded money for their dogs
injuries.
"He was approached again by the same individuals and
they had machetes. He was afraid and kinda backed off. They basically
robbed him of his dog," Robert Solis with the Merced Police Department
said.
Guerrero says he knows the men and he got a call from Patillo before 10 a.m. demanding money for his injured dog.
"He
tells me you need to get your dog he just attacked my dog. But not so
serious. He's like, I'm about to get my pistol or give me a thousand
dollars," Guerrero said.
Guerrero said an hour later family members told him his dog was dead.
"Chased my dog down, you hunted my dog, tied him up and just murdered him," Guerrero said.
He describes Lucius as a well behaved dog that liked to play. A dog he trusted around his one year old.
"That's why my son loved him so much. He would jump on him and he would never move," he said.
Police
initially contacted both suspects but didn't have enough evidence to
arrest them. Later in the day they gained more information but could not
locate the suspects.
Myron Patillo was eventually arrested and booked for animal cruelty and robbery. Police are still looking for Aaron Carney.
Officers are asking neighbors to come forward.
attacked with a machete. The husky suffered injuries so severe it had to
be put down.
"I can't believe somebody would come out in broad
daylight with machetes, tie the dog up to a fire hydrant and kill him.
You're heartless," the dogs owner Ralph Guerrero said.
The husky named Lucius could be heard by neighbors moaning in pain for over an hour before police arrived.
The dog was bloody, couldn't walk and had back injuries. Police say
animal control euthanized the animal to stop its suffering.
"You shouldn't have taken it into your own hands. The life or death of a dog. That's like a family member," Guerrero said.
Guerrero had a friend
watching Lucius. Friday morning he says the friend was walking the dog.
Police say as they were walking another dog approached them not on a
leash and the animals started fighting. That's when police say two men
Myron Patillo and Aaron Carney allegedly demanded money for their dogs
injuries.
"He was approached again by the same individuals and
they had machetes. He was afraid and kinda backed off. They basically
robbed him of his dog," Robert Solis with the Merced Police Department
said.
Guerrero says he knows the men and he got a call from Patillo before 10 a.m. demanding money for his injured dog.
"He
tells me you need to get your dog he just attacked my dog. But not so
serious. He's like, I'm about to get my pistol or give me a thousand
dollars," Guerrero said.
Guerrero said an hour later family members told him his dog was dead.
"Chased my dog down, you hunted my dog, tied him up and just murdered him," Guerrero said.
He describes Lucius as a well behaved dog that liked to play. A dog he trusted around his one year old.
"That's why my son loved him so much. He would jump on him and he would never move," he said.
Police
initially contacted both suspects but didn't have enough evidence to
arrest them. Later in the day they gained more information but could not
locate the suspects.
Myron Patillo was eventually arrested and booked for animal cruelty and robbery. Police are still looking for Aaron Carney.
Officers are asking neighbors to come forward.