The dog's owner told investigators that his pet was getting 'too old and sick,' so he beat and stabbed her, authorities said.
A dog owner is facing charges after he beat and stabbed his pet before leaving her for dead in the Nevada desert in a botched attempt at euthanasia, police said.
Johnson told authorities that he beat his dog, named Kea, over the head with a hammer to render her unconscious before stabbing her in the head and slashing her throat, police said. He left Kea in the Nevada desert to be eaten by wild animals"because it was the circle of life," according to court documents obtained by local station KSNV. He told police she was"getting too old and sick and wanted to put her down," the arrest report states.
Police tape is pictured at a crime scene in Half Moon Bay, California, on January 24, 2023. Wayne Johnson, 76, of Spokane, Washington, was arrested after he stabbed his dog in the head and slashed her throat before leaving her for dead in the Nevada desert, police said.While local media reports say that police had to conduct several phone interviews with Johnson, who lives out of state, it was unclear at the time of publication why his arrest took nearly six months.
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