Tennessee: Terrence Clark is arrested for killing his mother's beloved Shih Tzu by shoving it in a trash compactor and crushing him

TENNESSEE -- Metro Nashville Police officers arrested 27-year-old Terrence J. Clark for allegedly putting his mom's dog in an apartment complex trash compactor and purposely crushing him inside the machine.

Surveillance video shows Clark pull up in a car, remove the Shih Tzu from the back seat, push him into a plastic grocery bag, and then place him in the trash compactor.

The video then shows the suspect push the compactor button four times - squishing the little dog repeatedly inside the machine - before returning to his car and driving away.

On Feb. 21, someone heard the dog whimpering and barking from inside the compactor and called the Nashville Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the complex and rescued it.

The little dog was rushed to a veterinarian, but despite round-the-clock care, he died of his horrific injuries four days later.

The investigation showed the dog belonged to Clark’s mother.

Clark was charged Tuesday afternoon with aggravated animal cruelty and jailed in lieu of $65,000 bond.

(NewsChannel5 - March 9, 2017)