Police: Angry Man Throws Puppy Off Fifth-Story Balcony
POSTED: Monday, August 1, 2005
UPDATED: 11:19 am EDT August 1,2005
MIRAMAR, Fla. -- Police arrested a Miramar man after they said he threw a 2-month-old black Labrador puppy off his fifth-floor balcony.
Josper Sanon, 49, was upset that the puppy had urinated and defecated inside the apartment, police said. Investigators also said Sanon threw the puppy over the balcony to its death in front of his two sons.Police said a patrolling officer learned of the crime when he spotted Sanon's son crying in the parking lot of the apartment building. When the officer asked what happened, the 16-year-old told the officer his father killed the puppy by throwing it off the balcony, police said.The teen then showed the officer where the puppy's body was in the grass nearby, police said.Sanon is charged with animal cruelty. He is being held on $2,500 bond.Sanon's sons are staying with a relative while their father remains in jail.
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