Missouri: Jimmie Evans cited by city after allegedly stabbing dog and shooting it with pellet gun

MISSOURI -- A Kansas City, Mo., man was cited by the city Wednesday after he was accused of stabbing his neighbor’s dog and shooting it with a pellet gun while children were playing nearby.

Jimmie Evans, 80, was cited on suspicion of misdemeanor animal abuse following an animal control investigation.

A complaint filed with animal control states on April 1 Evans stabbed Nizmo the dog with a stake and shot him with a pellet gun.

The dog’s belly opened up and bled profusely. The wound required eight inches of stitches to close up, said Jan Ballard, whose name appears on the complaint.

Ballard is the mother of Ashley Macken, the woman whose family owns the 7-year-old puggle breed dog.

Nizmo lost half of his stomach and suffered a lacerated spleen that had to be stitched back together, Ballard said. The dog is expected to recover.

Ballard said the veterinarian told the family the examination revealed Nizmo had also previously been shot with a pellet gun and stabbed at some point. The family’s other dog also showed signs of past trauma from an unknown stabbing, the veterinarian said.

A police narrative report states Evans admitted to shooting Nizmo and jabbing at him with a stake because the dog was barking and scratching at a shared fence. A six-foot tall privacy fence separates the yards.

 

Kansas City police said they are not involved in the investigation; they deferred it to animal control officers.

Ballard said Nizmo and the other family's dog are brought inside each night. Ballard also said Evans had never complained about the dog before to the family.

Evans could not be reached Wednesday night for comment.

Macken said she cannot comment on the situation, as her family has hired legal counsel and is considering a lawsuit.

(KSHB - April 15, 2015)