Florida: Kyle Hall, 24, charged with beating English Bulldog puppy with shotgun then tried to drown him in the bathtub

FLORIDA -- The cries of the puppy as Kyle Hall was trying to kill him were horrendous, says the woman.

A Port St. Lucie man held an English Bulldog puppy’s head under water after it started to howl and cry as he beat it with a shotgun because it had destroyed items in his home and defecated on the floor, police said.

Kyle Romain Hall

When a woman intervened, he threatened her with a knife and aimed the shotgun at her, police said.

Kyle Romain Hall, 24, who lives in the 300 block of Southeast Walton Lake Drive, was charged Wednesday with aggravated assault, possession of a short-barreled shotgun and animal cruelty, police said.

He remained at the St. Lucie County Jail on Thursday in lieu of $85,000 in bond.

After Hall allegedly aimed the gun at her, the woman fled and called police.

Officers arrived to find the dog, Scrappy, barely conscious, dazed and unresponsive.

The dog had head injuries and was taken to a veterinarian.

(TC Palm - April 10, 2014)