Florida man arrested for drowning ex-girlfriend's dog, police say
Jeremy L. Brock (Photo via Columbia County Sheriff's Office)
LAKE CITY, Fla. - A Florida man was arrested for reportedly drowning his ex-girlfriend's dog at a home in Lake City Wednesday.
Police officers arrested 23-year-old Jeremy Brock for willful torture and the intentional death of an animal.
Shortly before 2 p.m., authorities were called out to a residence on SW Poplar Lane – where Brock previously lived – regarding animal cruelty.
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After speaking with the current resident, officers learned Brock sent text messages to his ex-girlfriend threatening to kill her dog. The dog was in the current resident's possession as Brock's ex-girlfriend was relocating, police said.
After returning to the residence after an outing, police said the resident found the dog dead in the bathtub with a dog leash tightly wrapped around its neck.
When police spoke with Brock, he admitted to drowning the dog by "filling the bathtub with water and placing a wet pillow over its head while applying downward force with the weight of a laundry basket", officers said in a press release.
Brock was booked into the Columbia County jail where he is being held on a $5,000.