Los Angeles Man Accused of Burning Family Dog To Death

[red dog 1]

Los Angeles Times
via Yahoo News
September 8, 2021


A Los Angeles man is behind bars after setting his family's dog on fire and killing the pet, prosecutors said.

Brandon Jerold Smith, 24, was arrested by Los Angeles Police on Saturday and is being held on $100,000 bond, jail records show.

Smith faces one count each of cruelty to an animal and arson, according to the L.A. District Attorney's office.

Authorities allege that on August 22, Smith hung his family's Welsh corgi mix - named Hennesey - on a fence and lit the dog on fire, prosecutors said.

Investigators believe he used lighter fluid as a "deadly and dangerous weapon" against the pet.



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(NOTE: It now appears that Smith tied the dog to the fence before setting her on fire)

[Anon-C]

1. A local write-up...

https://www.canyon-news.com/dog-deliberately-set-on-fire/149976

[Blue Owl]

2. I say to teach him the meaning of his actions, do the same to him

I can't even fathom... the mindset of a person who would commit such an act of blatant cruelty....

[nocoincidences]

3. This is a person who should be locked up

for a long time for the safety of the general public.

He just displayed two of the three symptoms predictive of psychopathy--firesetting and cruelty to animals.

[Susan Calvin]

4. One of the few things I like about Texas,

Is animal cruelty is a felony. At least some types. I'm not sure of the details but I think something stronger didn't pass recently. But still, at least some aspects are a felony.