Pennsylvania: Brian Parks stabbed his girlfriend's dog to death because it ate his dinner, police say little boy told them

PENNSYLVANIA -- When police arrived at the home of Brian Parks, they found a shocking scene. As they moved around overturned furniture, they found a trail of blood that led them from the living room into a bedroom where Brian Parks was holding a bleeding dog that he had stabbed only moments earlier.

He told his ex-girlfriend he stabbed her dog after the dog bit him. But her son told a different and far more disturbing story, according to police.

The boy allegedly told Bensalem police that Brian Gregory Parks stabbed the dog for eating Parks’ dinner.

During his trial, Parks claimed that he had stabbed the dog out of self defense after being bitten on the hand. Strangely, the DA withdrew two accounts of animal cruelty and misdemeanor charge of possession of an instrument of crime, even though no evidence was found that supported his version of the story.

Now, Parks will face trial in Doylestown on charges of making repairs to an offensive weapon as well as misdemeanor cruelty to a domestic animal, charges that are less severe.

Reason was not given as to why the charges were reduced, however the case is certainly suspicious. No extensive bite marks were found on the hands of the accused, and while Park’s then-girlfriend could give no witness because she was sleeping, her son told a different story.

Allegedly, Parks was under the influence of drugs or alcohol the night of crime, and became upset after the dog ate his dinner.

According to the boy, Parks began to hit the dog with crutches before he yelled “Now you’re dead,” at which point the dog yelped in pain from the knife – a large, steel blade “Rambo” style knife with metal knuckles. 

The poor animal was stabbed on the lower left side of his body and was soon after euthanized at an animal hospital because he could not survive the injury.

Crimes such as these, where alcohol, weapons, and an emotionally unstable perpetrator are involved, are usually much worse than they appear. An innocent animal was stabbed to death for eating food, and animal cruelty charges should not be reduced in this case.

ARREST INFO:
Full Name: Brian Gregory Parks
Gender: Male
Birthdate: 01/15/1984
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 160 lbs
Hair Color: BROWN
Eye Color: BLUE
Arrest Age:28
Date:12/03/2012
Total Bond: $100,000
Charges
#1 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
STATUTE: 185511A2I
BOND: $100,000

#2 POSSESSION INSTRUMENT OF CRIME -CRIMINAL INSTRUMENTS
STATUTE: 18907A

#3 MAKE REPAIRS/SELL/ETC OFFENS WEAP
STATUTE: 18908A

#4 DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE-2ND OFFENSE

STATUTE: 753802A1

(WN.com - December 5, 2012)