'Unjustifiable pain': Man allegedly 'tortured' dogs, driving with the animals 'tethered' to his car, killing 1
Billy Carl Sherrod was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty for allegedly driving away with two dogs tethered to the back of his car, killing one and severely injuring the other.
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A 55-year-old man in Texas was arrested this week for allegedly torturing two dogs, killing one and causing “unjustifiable pain or suffering” to the other when he tethered the animals to the back of his car and drove away. Billy Carl Sherrod was taken into custody on Monday and charged with two counts of cruelty to non-livestock animals — killing, poisoning, or causing serious bodily injury over the alleged attack, authorities announced.
Detectives say that a preliminary investigation initially uncovered evidence indicating that the complaint stemmed from an adult male suspect driving his car “with a dog tethered to the rear of his vehicle.” However, investigators said they quickly learned that when the alleged incident began, the suspect had two dogs tethered to the vehicle. Several witnesses to the alleged event provided statements to deputies and they were able to identify Sherrod as the primary suspect in the investigation.
Arrest warrants were issued for Sherrod on two counts of felony cruelty to non-livestock animals. He was taken into custody without incident later that day and booked into the Hockley County Detention Center. He was released from detention on Tuesday after he posted a bond of $10,000, jail records show.
