Crime & Safety
Man Pleads Not Guilty To Beating Puppy
In January, Antioch police found a puppy looking lifeless and unable to move. The dog's body temperature had dropped below being measurable.
MARTINEZ - A 23-year-old man arrested last month on suspicion of severely beating a puppy in Antioch pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of animal cruelty Tuesday.
William Landers pleaded not guilty in a Martinez courtroom to a charge stemming from a Jan. 13 incident in which a puppy was allegedly beaten on West Eighth Street and G Street.
Antioch police responded at 8:18 a.m. that day and found a puppy looking lifeless and unable to move after a witness reported seeing Landers beating the dog.
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Landers, who police said is a transient, told officers that the puppy fell out of the Target shopping cart the dog was in, and that Landers was trying to administer CPR.
A veterinarian later confirmed the dog had injuries consistent with being beaten. The dog’s body temperature dropped below being measurable.
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Antioch Animal Services officials could not be immediately reached Tuesday for an update on the dog’s condition.
-Bay City News
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