Sioux City Man Arrested For Killing Dog

Posted: June 9, 2009 06:08 PM CDT

Updated: June 9, 2009 06:08 PM CDT

A Sioux City man is arrested for beating his dog to death in front of three witnesses.

35-year-old Bobby Loggins has been charged with animal torture and false reporting to a law official after police were called to his home overnight.

Just after midnight Tuesday morning  Sioux City police were called to the 1600 block of 23rd Street. Once there, witnesses told police that Loggins had punched his pet pit bull repeatedly in the face after the dog urinated on the carpet.

According to the police report the three witnesses were present in the kitchen where it happened, and they were the ones to notify authorities.

One witness told officials that Loggins punched the pit bull over 30 times, and police reports confirm the animal was bleeding from the facial area when they arrived.

It's a brutal animal cruelty case that police say is luckily quite rare.

"We just don't see cases like this where it's an actual intentional act by the owner to assault an animal to the point of its death," said Lt. Mark Kirkpatrick of the Sioux City Police Department.

Loggins was also charged with false reporting after he told police the dog had just been hit by a car, Contrary to all witnesses' statements. He could face up to a year and a half in jail and substantial fines if found guilty of these misdemeanor charges.


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Sue
Wednesday, June 10, 2009People from all over the world will be closely watching to see what the Sioux City Police, Judges, and Court System do with this outrage. ALL people involved with horrible incident need to be held accountable- including those who REFUSED to intervene for the poor defenseless dog. How do you sleep at night after watching someone beat a dog to death?
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Lucy
Wednesday, June 10, 2009This was not just a dog, It was 5 month old puppy. If someone would have paid a little attention to it, they might have noticed it wanted to go outside. These people need to be punished. So far they have been told " It was wrong but that's OK!" Animal abusers are all over Sioux City. It's time to put a stop to it.
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dog lover
Wednesday, June 10, 2009Wow! Does this man have kids??? What's a child get for wetting his pant? Only twenty bashes in the face! Let's not refer to this beast as a man... call him what he is!
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