BOCA RATON, Fla. (WPEC) — A man is accused of leaving his roommate’s dog lying on the ground, whimpering and bleeding, at a home in Boca Raton.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) said 34-year-old Gabriel Martinez was arrested for aggravated animal cruelty after allegedly assaulting a four-year-old pit bull named Gypsy with a metal trailer hitch, leaving the dog with severe injuries.
The investigation began when the dog’s owner told PBSO that he returned home on March 29, to find his beloved dog whimpering and bleeding on the ground. Surveillance video revealed that Martinez had repeatedly struck the dog with the trailer hitch, according to the arrest affidavit…