Police arrested 23-year-old Alex Webb Sunday morning on charges of aggravated animal cruelty.
According to a police report, Fayetteville police were called to a residence on 15th Street after hearing that a man had drowned a dog.
Police arrived on scene to find the dog's owner, Steven Grudzien, told police Webb had told him on Friday that his dog, named Happy, was "possessed" and had to die.
The report indicated the three men, including Webb and the dog's owner, had gone to a business in downtown Fayetteville on Saturday afternoon. After noticing Webb was missing, the man asked the store owner where he was, and the owner told him Webb had gone out the back door and left his phone in the store.
When the dog's owner came back to their residence, he found Happy drowned in the bathtub, according to the report.
“He murdered my dog,” Grudzien said. “He drowned my dog in a bathtub, and he deserves to go to jail for it.”
A witness told police Webb admitted to drowning the dog.
Police were unable to locate the dog's body.
“He tried to hide the truth from me,” Grudzien said. “He tried to make it out as the dog ran away. But my dog does not run away.”
The report said a pair of jeans and a T-shirt belonging to Webb were found wet, but Webb denied drowning the dog.
Scratch marks were found on the floor of the bathtub, according to the report.
“He handed me a knife with the point pointed at him, and said, ‘Do what you will,’” Grudzien said.
“And I turned around and I put the knife down on the table, and I just said, ‘No, dude, just tell me what you did.’”
Grudzien said he and a friend may search for the dog’s remains later this week, but said Webb is not welcome back at the house.
ALEX WEBB KILLED A KITTEN IN 2011
Webb has a previous charge of animal cruelty in 2011. The report says he admitted he had killed a kitten.
He admitted that he had killed a kitten and eerily made a motion as if he were wringing the poor creature’s neck, according to Channel KY3.
He is being held on a $3,500 bond and his next court date is set for Tuesday.
ARREST INFO:
Name: Alex Webb
Gender: Male
Race: white
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 175 lbs
Age at Arrest: 23
Booked By: Washington County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas
Booked Date: 06/07/2015
Charges:
AGGRAVATED ANIMAL CRUELTY
WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
2015-07-10 07:45
RULE 8.1 HEARING
WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
2015-06-08 07:45
(4029TV - June 7, 2015)
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