Thursday, December 11, 2014

Grand jury refuses to indict police chief who chased after dog and shot him from his SUV

TEXAS -- A Tarrant County grand jury declined to indict Deputy Chief Kenneth Flynn after his October arrest on a charge of animal cruelty.

“The grand jury heard from numerous witnesses over several days and returned a no-bill on Wednesday,” the district attorney’s office said in a written statement. “Because grand jury proceedings and testimony are secret by law, this matter is considered closed and we will have no further comment.”


The Associated Press reports:

A Fort Worth deputy police chief has been arrested for cruelty to an animal for fatally shooting a dog that may have mauled the chief’s cat to death.

Deputy Chief Kenneth Flynn turned himself in Monday night at the Tarrant County Jail, then was released on $1,000 bond.


A witness told authorities she saw Flynn, gun in hand, near a German shepherd last week. She says he told her the dog killed his cat in the neighborhood, then waved her away.

“I don’t know who this guy is,” she said. “He said, ‘I’m going to shoot the dog. He killed my cat,’ ” she recalled. “I realized all of a sudden that he’s talking about the dog that is closer to him ... a black German shepherd.”

The woman said the man then pulled out a gun, which scared her, but also prompted her to try to talk him out of his plan.

“Look, sir, I have dogs and cats. I know it’s horrible thing to go through. I would be upset too,” she said, retelling her conversation.

 She said the man got back inside his SUV, called her a “stupid” or “dumb b----,” then backed up to drive away.

“The dog is trying to get away,” she said. “The dog is not trying to attack anybody. He’s trying to get away. He’s trying to go home.”

The woman, who had turned back to the pit bull, heard four or five gunshots.

“He was down the road about three-tenths of a mile when he fired the shots,” she said. “There were no other vehicles around.”
She also called police later and was upset that a report hadn’t been made.

Flynn’s attorney tells the Fort Worth Star-Telegram the shooting of a dangerous dog is legal and his arrest “reeks of politics.”

(Dallas News - Dec 11, 2014)

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