Woman arrested, accused of hitting dog with bat in Dallas, police say

DALLAS — A woman was arrested after she was allegedly seen hitting a dog with a bat in Dallas, police say.

Officers responded to an animal cruelty call in the 13300 block of Cloverbrook Lane in southeast Dallas shortly before noon Oct. 12, where they found a suspect was seen hitting a dog with a bat, Dallas police said in a statement.

Turkessa Blackmon, 49, was arrested on a complaint of cruelty to non-livestock animals, which is a third-degree felony, in connection with the incident, police say…

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