LERONN D. SAMUEL found guilty of animal cruelty for drowning a dog

- Nebraska, USA -

On April 10, 2025, Douglas County District judge Todd Engleman found 27-year-old LERONN D. SAMUEL (pictured) guilty of animal cruelty and sentenced him to ONLY NINETY DAYS in jail with credit for fifty-nine days served.

SAMUEL was found guilty of drowning an innocent and defenseless dog named Tyger on February 10, 2025.

Officers with the Omaha Police Department responded to an apartment near 25th and I streets where they found Tyger’s guardian “visibly upset screaming, kicking, and punching the door to the apartment building.”

Tyger was found lifeless inside the ensuite bathroom of a bedroom in the apartment.

According to the officers, the bathtub was full of water and there was water all over the floor of the bathroom. Officers said that SAMUEL had wet shorts.

SAMUEL told officers that he did not do anything and claimed that Tyger attacked him.

Tyger’s guardian, Destiny Knowlton, later organized a GoFundMe to get help pay for Tyger’s cremation and burial. She explained that Tyger was a service dog and that she and her boyfriend got him for their daughter’s medical condition.

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Tyger’s photo shared from Alicia Mendoza’s Facebook post

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