Indiana: Kededrique Boyd accused of throwing puppy, in its cage, off balcony

INDIANA -- An Evansville man is in jail accused of doing the unthinkable to a puppy.

23-year old Kededrique Boyd was arrested Thursday night and faced a judge Friday on several felony animal cruelty charges.

Officers said it started with a fight between Boyd and his girlfriend, that lasted most of the day until she left for work. Police told 14 NEWS, while she was at work, Boyd filmed himself throwing her black lab puppy, in its cage, over their balcony Thursday night.

"When I seen the police, I suspected something else. That was the last thing I expected to hear, it's pretty terrible," said a neighbor who asked to not be identified.

EPD said on Thursday Boyd and his girlfriend argued over ownership of property and child custody and that argument, officers said, escalated to them breaking up.

Officers told us when Boyd's girlfriend left for work, he shot this video on his cell phone, The video is graphic, and we've chosen not to show the cage hitting the ground.

"I just don't know what this world is coming to, to throw a puppy or a dog or anything, it's cruelty to animals," said the neighbor. "I just think it's awful."

"We do a lot of family violence, domestic disputes, and arguments between couples and we also do a lot of animal cruelty runs," said Lt. Scott Doan with Evansville Police. "But it's very rare for us to see something where an animal is used as a ploy or a tactic for one person to get back at another."

The 10 week-old black lab puppy, named "baby" is doing much better now.

In addition to Friday's felony animal cruelty charges, Boyd already had an outstanding warrant out of Jackson County, Indiana. His bond is $25,000, or $2,500 cash. He'll be back in court next week.

Animal control said the girlfriend signed over ownership of that puppy to them Thursday night. She's with animal control now, and will be available for adoption in the next few days.

(Fox10 - June 17, 2016)

Full Name: Kededrique Alexandria Boyd
Arrest Age: 23
Gender: Male
Block: N Rotherwood Ave
City: Evansville, Indiana 47711
Date of arrest: 06/16/2016
Time: 10:23 PM
Total Bond: $100
Arresting agency: Vanderburgh County
Charges

• #1 ANIMAL CRUEL-TORTURE [AM]. BOND: $100
• #2 ANIMAL CRUELTY
• #3 ANIMAL CRUELTY-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE