Dejean Bowens pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from accusations he beat a 6-year-old Labrador retriever to death
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- A 20-year-old Seattle man pleaded not guilty to a first-degree animal cruelty charge on Monday, Oct. 13, stemming from the August death of a 6-year-old dog
- Dejean Bowens is accused of punching and kicking the dog to death while working at the Lazy Dog, Crazy Dog daycare in Seattle, Wash.
- The dog’s owners called the incident “earth-shattering” as they attended Bowens’ arraignment this week
A Seattle couple is grieving the “earth-shattering” death of their 6-year-old dog Mitch, who authorities allege was beaten to death by a kennel employee who became irate with the dog after the animal knocked something over in early August.
Neela and Anthony Brocato told local KOMO News that their dog’s death was “tough to relive” after the couple attended the arraignment for Dejean Bowens, their dog’s alleged attacker, as he made his first court appearance on Monday, Oct. 13.
Bowens, 20, was arrested in late September and charged with first-degree animal cruelty — a charge KOMO reported can carry up to five years in prison. Currently under house arrest while awaiting trial, Bowens pleaded not guilty on Monday, according to KOMO, as well as local outlets KING 5 and Fox 13…