Ohio: Ryan Pierce charged with felony animal cruelty after shooting his own dog

OHIO -- A Farmdale man who reportedly shot himself and his dog in an attempted suicide is now charged under a new felony animal-abuse law.

Ryan Matthew Pierce, 43, of Greenville Road, is charged with prohibitions involving companion animals and having weapons while intoxicated. He was arrested Monday but not yet arraigned.

He was taken from his home for treatment May 27 at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital after police learned Pierce had shot himself in the lower face and was threatening to kill family members and “everyone else around him.”

Police found him bleeding and apparently heavily under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

His wife said Pierce called her to say he had “shot the dog and myself.” She found him and the dog on a cushion in the living room.

As of June 3, the dog was still alive, having undergone surgery for a gunshot to the neck, Trumbull County deputies said.

ARREST INFO:
Full Name: Ryan Matthew Pierce
Date:06/12/2017
Time: 5:36 PM
Arrest Age:43
Gender: Male
Birthdate: 09/11/1973
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175 lbs
Hair Color: BRO
Eye Color: HAZ
Charges
#1 Prohibitions concerning companion animals
STATUTE: 959.131 (5 F)
NOTES: Not Bondable

PREVIOUS ARREST:
Full Name: Ryan Matthew Pierce
Date:05/02/2017
Time: 7:26 PM
Arrest Age:43
Gender: Male
Birthdate: 09/11/1973
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175 lbs
Hair Color: BRO
Eye Color: HAZ
Charges
#1 Domestic Violence
STATUTE: 2919.25 (1 M)
NOTES: Not Bondable

(Vindy.com - June 14, 2017)