AR-News: (NE - US)Most Wanted: Pittman Wanted for Animal Abuse

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This is a prime example of people who abuse animals also abuse humans.

Most Wanted: Pittman Wanted For Animal Abuse
POSTED: 10:52 am CDT April 5, 2004
UPDATED: 10:58 am CDT April 5, 2004

OMAHA, Neb. -- Police want to find a man accused of brutally killing a dog. 
They intend to prosecute him under a new city ordinance. <IMG  SRC="http://images.ibsys.com/2004/0405/2975169.jpg" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="200" BORDER="0" DATASIZE="11048">

Jariel Pittman (pictured, left) is accused of throwing a puppy against a wall 
and kicking it to death. Police said he was threatening his wife by killing 
the dog. He showed up at his estranged wife's home Feb. 28 and refused to 
leave, even though she asked him repeatedly to go.

"He said, 'If you don't let me stay, then I'm going to kill the puppy,'" said 
Officer Cathy Martinec, with Omaha police. "He then kicked the 10-week-old 
puppy up against the couch. That wasn't good enough. He picked the puppy up, 
threw it against a wall." 

Pittman is now a wanted man on a felony animal abuse charge. A new law was 
created in Omaha to provide felony charges against animal abusers. The Humane 
Society said the law is necessary to protect people because many animal abusers 
eventually turn to domestic violence. 






 
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