WV State Troopers Kill Dog During Manhunt

WCHS TV ^ | June 25, 2014 | Chris Williams

[Altariel]

I'll be charitable. Bottom right is definitely threatening behavior.

To shoes.

And grass.

[Altariel]

Cops Shot at Retreating Arthritic Dog Toward House Filled with Children: Business as Usual http://reason.com/blog/2014/06/27/cops-shot-at-retreating-arthritic-dog-to [Ginger Sweat's] 6-year-old Basset hound/beagle mix, Willy Pete, left the porch and made his way toward the troopers. The dog, she said, suffered from arthritis in his back legs and was not aggressive... Sweat said she was still inside when she saw the trooper raise a weapon at her dog. “I ran out my door, jumping up and down screaming ‘don’t shoot my dog, he won’t bite, just let me get him in the house,’” she said. She said the officer fired one shot toward the dog but missed. She said Willy Pete turned tail and was running back toward her. “He ran towards me with desperation in his eyes,” she said. “They fired again in my direction. In the direction of my home where my kids were.” She said three more shots were fired, a total of four shots. Willy Pete, she said, was hit three times. The dog went to the back of the mobile home. Sweat said she found the dog near the air conditioning unit. “I watched my dog struggle and then die,” she said. “I collapsed in a puddle in the floor, screaming and crying." Lt. Michael Baylous, State Police spokesman, said troopers sometimes will inform the public in similar situations with a media burst or by going door to door, but that it was his understanding there was no time for that in Tuesday’s case. Baylous said officers still are searching for [Jonathan] Jeffers [the suspect they were pursuing]. He declined comment on the shooting of the dog. “It’s counterproductive and it’s only serving to fan the tension,” Baylous said. “We have had several people responding to us in a very irrational way and we feel that it’s counterproductive to comment further.” **** Yes, they had no time to do anything. Not even conduct a thorough search of the child's home. Do not question the State, or you shall be smitten as a non-worshipper, until you see the light and call upon the name of the State to save you.

[Altariel]

http://reason.com/blog/2014/06/27/cops-shot-at-retreating-arthritic-dog-to

[Ginger Sweat’s] 6-year-old Basset hound/beagle mix, Willy Pete, left the porch and made his way toward the troopers. The dog, she said, suffered from arthritis in his back legs and was not aggressive...

Sweat said she was still inside when she saw the trooper raise a weapon at her dog.

“I ran out my door, jumping up and down screaming ‘don’t shoot my dog, he won’t bite, just let me get him in the house,’” she said.

She said the officer fired one shot toward the dog but missed. She said Willy Pete turned tail and was running back toward her.

“He ran towards me with desperation in his eyes,” she said. “They fired again in my direction. In the direction of my home where my kids were.”

She said three more shots were fired, a total of four shots. Willy Pete, she said, was hit three times. The dog went to the back of the mobile home. Sweat said she found the dog near the air conditioning unit.

“I watched my dog struggle and then die,” she said. “I collapsed in a puddle in the floor, screaming and crying.”

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Lt. Michael Baylous, State Police spokesman, said troopers sometimes will inform the public in similar situations with a media burst or by going door to door, but that it was his understanding there was no time for that in Tuesday’s case.

Baylous said officers still are searching for [Jonathan] Jeffers [the suspect they were pursuing]. He declined comment on the shooting of the dog.

“It’s counterproductive and it’s only serving to fan the tension,” Baylous said. “We have had several people responding to us in a very irrational way and we feel that it’s counterproductive to comment further.”

[Altariel]

**** Yes, they had no time to do anything. Not even conduct a thorough search of the child’s home. Do not question the State, or you shall be smitten as a non-worshipper, until you see the light and call upon the name of the State to save you.

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(Failed to appropriately space the “sarc tag” so it showed)

[huldah1776]

/s needed depending on state of mind and time of day. Come to think of it, why don’t these guys have tracking dogs?

[ozaukeemom]

Every time I read one of these stories, it make my hatred for leos rise. I know there are good ones out there, but I do not trust that one of them will be the one who shows up on my lawn.
You shoot at anyone on my property, be it furry or not, you will probably get shot. I realize that means they would likely kill me, but this is my home and my dog’s home. Maybe that time, they will not make it home safely. No, this is not a threat, but it is time for it to not be OK!

I know I am not phrasing this all correctly, but the jbts need to be stopped! Every time tptb say it is a good shoot, that just tells others to go for it. It is supported.

[Repeat Offender]

Sorry, I refuse to live with a boot on my neck.

I certainly wouldn't be defending jackboot thugs trespassing through a citizen's yard and then shooting the family dog.

And you can tell your commissar I said so.

[wonkowasright]

a beagle? Big tough cop threatened by a beagle? A cat, I could understand. But a beagle?

Exactly. Snoopy ? They shot Snoopy ?

[lostboy61]

The owner said it was a beagle mix! So if you or your dog are a half breed you need to be shoot.

[MUDDOG]

They shot Snoopy ?

The bloody Red Baron was running up the score.

[Altariel]

[MUDDOG]

Yes!

And a catchy Top 40 tune in 1966.

[wonkowasright]

:)

[bamahead]

Libertarian ping! Click here to get added or here to be removed or post a message here!

[Lurker]

I would have killed every cop involved or died trying.

[Salamander]

Never seen Lemon Beagles?

[GeronL]

Looks totally vicious. Like a monster that could lick anyone to death.

[Salamander]

Yeah, I was in full-cringe mode while posting that but “public service” stuff, ya know.

[Altariel]

I find that doggie smile suspicious.

He’s in the pay of the Dobermans, isn’t he?

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

Could this be Michael Baylous of Mason County and his other brother Michael?

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