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A Florida man was arrested after he was caught on digicam “violently beating” his pit bull pet outdoors an house advanced.
In a press launch, the Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace stated authorities had been known as to the Coast Village Flats in Estero, Florida, on Tuesday night round 5 p.m. to research an animal abuse case.
The caller instructed authorities that he captured a person, later recognized as 20-year-old Beckham McLeod, violently beating his 9-month-old pet, King.
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King, a 9-month-old pit bull pet, was saved after Samaritan captured his proprietor abusing him. (Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Whereas calling police, the nice Samaritan started recording the abusive proprietor.
Within the video, McLeod is seen dragging King, stomping on his neck repeatedly after which kicking the defenseless canine within the face.
“Whereas the recording could have stopped, I worry what King went by means of earlier than and after,” Sheriff Carmine Marceno stated.
Beckham McLeod was arrested on a cost of aggravated animal cruelty. (Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace)
After being questioned by detectives, McLeod agreed to give up the pet to Lee County Home Animal Companies voluntarily.
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McLeod was arrested on a cost of aggravated animal cruelty.
“As for McLeod, I had a pink jumpsuit, orange slides and a cell prepared for him on the Marceno Motel,” Sheriff Marceno stated.
Sheriff Carmine Marceno introduced the arrest of Beckham McLeod, who’s now going through an aggravated animal cruelty cost. (Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace)
The sheriff known as the nice Samaritan a “hero” for making the decision to police and serving to King get out of an abusive house.
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“See it, say it, make the decision,” Marceno stated. “It really works. This caller is a hero. They made the decision that acquired King out of an abusive house.”
“For those who abuse an animal in Lee County, you’ll go to jail… each time,” he added.
