- West Virginia, USA -
The Beckley Police Department received an animal neglect complaint involving a residence on Wickman Avenue. The complainant had a video showing their neighbor throwing a dog down a set of stairs. The complaint advised that the dog was malnourished and appeared to have broken legs.
On August 16, 2024, an officer responded to the given address to investigate and upon arrival the officer made contact with a woman who said the dog was hers.
The officer reported that the dog was extremely malnourished and that his/her back legs were swollen and had open cuts. The officer further reported that the dog’s back legs appeared to not be working.
The officer also made contact with 27-year-old TRISTAN BLAINE WOLCOTT (pictured) and questioned him about the dog. WOLCOTT did not immediately give the officer his real name and identified himself as “Tristan Primeaux”.
According to the officer, during the interview WOLCOTT became “nervous”, was “apprehensive” and would not answer clearly.
One of the videos that the officer obtained from the complainant and that was dated August 16, 2024, showed WOLCOTT grabbing the furvictim, striking him/her, and throwing him/her down the stairs.
In another video, which was stamped August 8, 2024, the dog can be seen displaying obvious injury to his/her legs.
WOLCOTT was arrested and booked into the Southern Regional Jail on felony animal cruelty and misdemeanor obstruction of an officer.
At the time of writing, the Beckley Police Department has not responded to my several emails requesting information about the dog.
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WOLCOTT’s mugshot shared from the Southern Regional Jail
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Another coward takes his own lack of worth on an innocent soul. Scum! The fact that the Beckley PD isn’t responding to the concerns of VFU Editor is revealing. West Virginia must acquire empathy for these innocent souls. Do better WV! I pray this precious soul is not experiencing any pain or fear & finally getting the help she/he deserves!