Butler County man accused of killing family dog ​​has $10,000 bond

George was booked into the Butler County Jail on Tuesday on a charge of cruelty to a pet, which is a fifth-degree felony. He was arraigned by video this week and bail was set. George is scheduled to appear in Butler County Area I Court on Thursday for a preliminary hearing.

As of Thursday morning, George remained in the county jail.

George's ex-wife told police Sunday evening that she had found her dog that her “ex” had threatened to kill, according to the sheriff's office report.

The woman said that when she returned home from work the night before, her dog was missing and she found a bloody bed in the trees just outside their property on Jacksonburg Road. When she confronted her husband, he told her the dog had run away. according to the report.

The next day, another search resulted in the discovery of the dog's bloody bed that had been moved and Bowie dead at the tree line.

Several areas of the room where the dog was sleeping had blood and “there were toys and a bone in the cage that were covered in blood,” according to deputies. The family's other dog was found in the street by a neighbor.

The woman told detectives that George stopped by his work and alluded to buying ammunition and cleaning his guns. She said she jokingly told him “don't shoot my dog” because he didn't like her dog, and he then responded, “Even if I did, you wouldn't know,” according to the BCSO report.