LONG BEACH (CNS) – Arraignment was delayed Friday for a man suspected of slamming his puppy to the ground by her leash, kicking her as she lay motionless and then dragging her away in an attack captured on surveillance video in Long Beach.
Alexander Cueva, 28, of Westminster, was charged Thursday with a felony count of animal cruelty, along with an allegation that he personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon — a leash, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Cueva could face up to four years in state prison if convicted as charged, according to the District Attorney’s Office. He was set to be arraigned Friday, but the hearing was postponed until Monday…