The Brief
- Deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Christopher Howard after a 7-year-old Chihuahua mix named Sheba was found dead outside his home in West Lealman.
- Investigators say Howard became angry when the dog entered a bedroom and allegedly kicked, threw and hit the animal with a chair.
- Howard faces a felony animal cruelty charge and was taken to the Pinellas County Jail.
WEST LEALMAN, Fla. – A Pinellas County man is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after deputies say he beat his dog to death for entering a room she was not allowed in, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
The backstory:
Deputies responded to the West Lealman area shortly before 3 p.m. on Saturday to a reported verbal domestic disturbance at a home in the 5200 block of 78th Street North, PCSO said.…