Cody Wayne Hahn, 22, was booked into the Creek County Jail after investigators say he threatened a friend who had tried to provide Hahn with an alibi.
Anthony Teague told police that he was lying when he told the Creek County Sheriff's Office that he and Hahn had been in Tulsa at a Hibdon Tire Center when the dog was tied to a bumper and dragged in the area of 161st West Avenue and 63rd Street South on October 16, 2008.
Investigator Gary Simpson said he contacted Teague when cell phone records indicated Hahn used his phone at the time and general location where the animal cruelty took place.
Teague recanted his alibi on February 25, 2011, telling investigators that he lied because Hahn was a friend and he was "trying to keep him out of trouble."
On March 12, Simpson said Hahn contacted Teague with a threatening text that included the message "That's all good. Hope ur ready for jail time too."
Hahn admitted to sending the message to Teague, adding that he was driving on the Creek Turnpike when he sent the texts, according to Simpson's affidavit.
Hahn's girlfriend Rikki Leigh Seritt has also been charged.
Earlier:
- Oklahoma: Army serviceman Cody Hahn appears in court, accused of animal torture
- Oklahoma: Army soldier Cody Hahn denies dragging dog and then abandoning it on the side of the road to die
- Oklahoma: Cody Hahn has hearing on felony animal cruelty case in which he and his girlfriend Rikki Seritt are accused of tying a dog to their pickup and purposely driving off, skinning the dog alive
