After seeing the story on ABC11, Charlene Halsey contacted us, claiming that it was her puppy that was stolen and abused and it was her own brother, Charles Dewitt Halsey, that did it.
She claims she is "100 percent sure" that it was her brother on the surveillance camera footage attacking her puppy named King. She believes he stole King from her backyard.
"I knew he took my dog, but I really didn't have no hard proof," she told ABC11. "And when I seen the video today, I was like 'oh (expletive)! That's my dog!'"
In the footage, a man is seen throwing the pit bull puppy into a store crate and then punching it repeatedly.
At one point, the video shows the suspect strangling the dog. During the beating, the puppy appears to bite its attacker.
But that doesn't end the suspect's abuse. The video shows the man lifting the dog out of the bin and tossing the dog across the concrete. The suspect then throws the pit bull back into the store crate.
Court documents say the dog suffered broken nails, scrape wounds and bleeding from several locations, including its head, mouth, and nose.
In another video frame, the suspect is seen chatting briefly with someone before he eventually walks away (out of frame) carrying the dog by its neck.
When Durham Police arrive, the camera captures a woman rushing over from a nearby business -- in what seems to be her describing the brutal attack.
Police arrested Charles Halsey a short time later. The arrest was not captured on video.
Charles Halsey is charged with animal cruelty and resisting police. He is also charged with felony probation and parole violation.
He is in jail under a $60,000 bond. The 33-year-old's next court appearance is June 8.
Charlene says she spoke to her brother on the phone on Friday after a collect call from jail. She said she asked him why he took her dog but he denied doing it.
"I just want my puppy back," she said. "My main interest is my puppy. [My brother] is a grown man, he will be OK."
The puppy is being treated by a local veterinarian.
(WTVD-TV - May 23, 2016)
CHARLES DEWITT HALSEY'S (PARTIAL) CRIMINAL HISTORY:
Name: CHARLES DEWITT HALSEY
Mugshots.com ID: 61285031
Age: 30
DOB: 12/28/1982
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Booking Number: 45399
Arrest Date: 6/16/2013
Arresting Agency: Wake County Sheriff's Office
Release Date: N/A
Next Court Date: 6/17/2013
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
Charge: MISDEMEANOR LARCENY
Charge: PAROLE VIOLATION
Name: CHARLES DEWITT HALSEY
Sex: MALE
Age: 32
Residence Address: 125 N WOODROW ST FUQUAY VARINA, NC 27526
Arrest Date: 3/31/2015
Arrest Location: 214 S WILMINGTON ST RALEIGH, NC
Arresting Officer: MR MICHAEL-RPD
Charge(s):
03-31-2015 15A-543(C) FTA-DWLR NO IMPRED REV;CANCL/REV/SUSP CERT/TAG
Name: CHARLES DEWITT HALSEY
Date of Birth: 12/28/1982
Age: 32
Race: African American
Gender: Male
Date of Arrest: 4/25/2015
Charge: ATTEMPTED LARCENY INVENTORY DEVICE
Name: CHARLES DEWITT HALSEY
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 12/28/1982
Arrest Date: May 10, 2015
Charges: FELONY LARCENY
Bond Amount: $7,500
DIE
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