Suspect charged in slaying of sheepdog (Update from November 2009)

[douglas9]

Suspect charged in slaying of sheepdog
Pet was shot during burglary in November.
By MARY KATE MALONE Tribune Staff Writer
SOUTH BEND -- A 20-year-old South Bend man has been charged with the 2009 killing of an Old English sheepdog at a home on Bonds Avenue.

Brett Shay Walker-Humphrey is accused of burglarizing Dan Warner's home on Nov. 9 and fatally shooting Warner's three-legged dog, Linus.

The St. Joseph County prosecutor's office filed charges this week after various people came forward with information linking Walker-Humphrey to the shooting.

Walker-Humphrey is in the St. Joseph County Jail for an unrelated incident.

Charging documents show he had been "bragging" in jail about various crimes he had committed, including burglarizing Warner's house.Walker-Humphrey allegedly explained to another inmate details about the Nov. 9 burglary, including the items that were taken (a laptop, television and jewelry), and the weapon that was used to kill Linus, charging documents show.

http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100422/News01/4220332/1052/News01&Template=printart

[queenjane]

1. No punishment is enough

Shooting that poor dog . . . for no reason other than the hell of it. Let's hope a judge has the stones to give this pustule the maximum sentence.

[HillbillyBob]

2. I fear for our species the meanest and dumbest

have taken over.