An Ohio man has been charged after a witness told police that he saw the man beating his dog, then throwing the canine into a car trunk.
The witness told police that James Combs, 34, approached him and asked if the witness wanted to buy his pit bull.
Deputy Chief Tony Brooks said when officers caught up with Combs soon after, they indeed found the dog in the trunk. He told the broadcaster that Combs “didn’t really see an issue” with how he was transporting the dog.
Brooks, though, said it appears Combs wanted to get rid of the pit bull.
Combs is charged with two counts of animal cruelty, reported WCMH.
“In our opinions we do not believe it is not reasonable to transport a dog inside a trunk of a car especially given the condition that was out that night; as cold as it was,” the broadcaster quoted Brooks as saying.
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