Detroit Woman Stabs, Injures Her Dog; Streams Attack On Social Media: Police

DETROIT — A Detroit woman is facing charges after stabbing and injuring her dog earlier this year, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.

Jordan Love, 29, was charged with second-degree killing/torturing an animal and abandoning/cruelty to four to 10 animals. She was placed in jail and given a $50,000 bond. If she posts bond, she must wear a GPS tether.

If convicted, she faces up to seven years for the killing/torturing an animal charge and up to two years for the cruelty to four to 10 animals charge.

Prosecutors said Love stabbed her dog at 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 7 inside a home in the 15200 block of Manning Street near Hayes Street and Seven Mile Road on the city's east side.

When officials were called to the home later that day, they forced their way into the home and found the dog in the basement suffering from multiple stab wounds to its torso in the basement, prosecutors said.

Officers also rescued other animals, including three dogs and four cats from the house, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said Love posted a video of the injured dog on social media.

Sometime after the incident, Love fled to Greenville, South Carolina where she was arrested in connection with the incident on March 20, prosecutors said.

She was brought back to Michigan on Wednesday when she was charged in connection with the incident, prosecutors said.

Officials did not share an update on the dog's condition.

"We have impacted legislation and have been proactive with the applicable laws — seeking and fighting to change them in many instances," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said. "Although we never really anticipated the alleged brutality and cruelty that this case represents, as a result of our earlier efforts, this case is a clear representation of why better laws were needed."