Officers were originally dispatched to the home of the suspect, Alain Goenaga-Puente, on reports he and a female were fighting. Reports state the male hit the female and a large amount of blood was visible as the female left the apartment.
When officers arrived on scene the suspect and victim left, but police obtained a search warrant for the residence and made entry to gather evidence.
Her dog, she told police, is a therapy dog, and she provided papers as evidence. The dog had to be taken to the vet to have emergency surgery after the stabbings, reports state.
Additionally, the assault was committed in front of two children, reports state.
Goeanaga-Puente turned himself in Wednesday night.
He was booked into the Utah County Jail on suspicion of one third-degree felony charge of aggravated cruelty to an animal, one class B misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault, and two class B misdemeanor charges of domestic violence in the presence of a child.
2016 update:
Although Alain Goenaga-Puente is apparently an illegal alien who beat a woman and stabbed her dog, he was never deported.
This was probably the doing of a sanctuary city person like Travis County Texas Sheriff Sally Hernandez. She refuses to hold illegal aliens for ICE if they're in custody for crimes against animals, considering them low-level offenses.
The following year, he used a gun to rob a convenience store and was arrested on a first-degree felony charge of aggravated robbery using a deadly weapon.
Goenaga-Puente was also placed on a custody hold with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(Herald Extra - Dec 10, 2015)
