Two Baltimore Police Department officers have been suspended for allegedly slitting a dog's throat, authorities say.
The Baltimore Sun reports that officers Thomas Schmidt and Jeffrey Bolger responded to a call last Saturday regarding a 7-year-old Shar-Pei who had escaped her home and bitten a stranger. The dog's owner, Sarah Gossard, said her dog, Nala, fled from her home through a gate that she didn't know she had left open:
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The Sun adds that after Schmidt and Bolger were finally able to restrain the dog, witnesses recalled seeing Schmidt hold it while Bolger slit its throat. Prior to exiting their police vehicle, another witness reportedly heard Bolger say "I'm going to [expletive] gut this thing."
Baltimore Police Spokesman Lt. Eric Kowalczyk told the Sun that an internal affairs investigation will examine "the specifics of the incident." Meanwhile, police brass are still trying to figure out why they didn't learn of the dog's death until Monday.
Schmidt has been placed on paid administrative leave, while Bolger was suspended without pay after being charged with animal cruelty, aggravated animal cruelty, and malfeasance in office.
[via Baltimore Sun]
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