The dog's owner had been playing pickleball when a man approached and 'eviscerated' her dog, Asheville police said.
By Michael RoppoloA man is facing felony charges after he allegedly stabbed a dog while her owner was playing pickleball at a North Carolina park.
The suspect, 43-year-old James Wesley Henry,"eviscerated" the dog in an unprovoked attack on Monday afternoon, Asheville Police Department said inThe dog's owner told responding officers that while she was playing pickleball, a man approached her dog, Beignet, grabbed her by the throat, and started slashing her with a knife. The dog later died from her injuries. that her 11-year-old dog was lying in the shade when her pickleball partner said,"Someone's beating your dog.
The suspect was quickly identified by witnesses and arrested. He was booked into a detention facility on a $10,000 bond and charged with cruelty to animals, officials said.
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