Authorities in Genesee County are investigating a doable case of animal abuse involving a canine.
Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson says the incident began as a home dispute between Nick Mendoza, the canine’s proprietor, and a girl.
Mendoza texted footage to his girlfriend threatening the canine together with an image that exhibits a knife in opposition to the canine’s throat and what seems to be a wound on the canine’s head.
“Then he sends these textual content messages, ‘reply the cellphone earlier than this canine dies.’ Now I’ve seen a number of issues, not making an attempt to be mellow dramatic, however while you use animals or youngsters in a home that takes it to an entire new stage,” Swanson stated.
Swanson stated Mendoza despatched one other message saying, “the canine can be useless in a matter of some minutes in the event you don’t reply.”
Mendoza is lodged in jail and charged with torture of an animal, witness intimidation, and as a recurring offender. The canine is now within the custody of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Workplace.