Painesville police were called to Washington Square Apartments at 111 E. Washington St. around 8 a.m. May 3 after they received a call that building staff found a deceased dog in the trash compactor.
Officers were able to identify the owner as 23-year-old Michael Andrew Sutton. According to a news release from the Painesville Police Department, Sutton confessed to throwing the dog out of a sixth-story window in the apartment complex.
He said that he wasn’t in his right state of mind.
“I love animals, I’m very compassionate to animals,” Sutton said. “I was very emotional, I need help getting back on my medication and I do need to see my therapist, get back to receiving their help.”
After hearing Sutton’s comments, Walter suggested that Sutton plead not guilty.
“I take issue with your comment that you love animals when you threw one out a sixth-floor window,” Walter said. “That does not seem like love for animals, quite frankly.”
Sutton ended up pleading not guilty to the charge.
Sutton’s previous criminal record includes two domestic violence cases in Painesville Municipal Court. In 2011, he pleaded guilty in Willoughby Municipal Court to misdemeanor charges of criminal damaging or endangering and discharging firearms.
He no longer has permanent place of residence as he is no longer permitted in his mother’s home.
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The Lake Humane Society was called to the scene May 3 and took custody of the dog’s remains and will have an autopsy completed on the dog to establish a cause of death.
Additional conditions of Sutton’s bond include taking all prescribed medications and not to own, harbor or possess any pets.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. May 12.
(News Herald - May 4, 2016)
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