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DIEGO GONZALEZ accused of stealing, killing, and dumping a family dog

- Nevada, USA -


Authorities in Las Vegas arrested 37-years-old DIEGO GONZALEZ (pictured), accused of stealing a family dog, killing him, and dumping him in the desert.


GONZALEZ has a construction company, Gonzalez Flooring, and on Tuesday, June 6, along with his employees, he was doing some work at a home near South Rainbow Boulevard and West Warm Springs Road.


The homeowner, Mr. Mohan Gumatay, told police that the workers told him his dog, a 10-year-old English Bulldog named Bamboo, ran out an open gate.


Nearby homes’ surveillance cameras, however, captured GONZALEZ and at least one other worker taking Bamboo and putting him in GONZALEZ’s white truck. Footage further showed that Bamboo was left in the vehicle with the windows up and the doors closed for at least five minutes.


On the evening of the same day, GONZALEZ was caught on video driving his truck to an empty lot in a desert field near Abels Lane where Bamboo’s lifeless body was found on Wednesday, June 8.

8 News Now reports that police collected surveillance video from the area and the timestamp on the video showed Bamboo’s body was dumped approximately 3 and a half hours after he was stolen from his home and family.


Mr. Gumatay said GONZALEZ’s wife called him and offered him $5,000 if she could not return the dog. Bamboo’s dad declined the money and said he wanted Bamboo to be brought back home.


When GONZALEZ was questioned by police, he said he wanted to bring Bamboo to his children.

He said he believed Bamboo died in the truck.

A necropsy “ruled that Bamboo died of respiratory distress and likely faced some sort of blunt trauma before his death”, reports Las Vegas Review-Journal.


GONZALEZ was arrested on Tuesday, June 21, and charged with willful and malicious torture or killing of a dog and grand larceny over $1,200.

He was released from Clark County Detention Center on Thursday, June 23, after posting a $3,000 bond and a date was set to appear in court on July 21, 2022.


According to 8 News Now, a second arrest has been made in this case but the name of the second arrestee was not disclosed.

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Most of the pictures were shared from Angelika Schmeing’s Facebook account, Bamboo’s mom.



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JACOB TYLER TOMLINSON shot and killed the family dog – Authorities call it illegal euthanasia

Updated: Jun 27, 2022

- Florida, USA -


A despicable individual that I am sure will bring dishonor to his uniform, decided to play God in a heartbreaking case.


The individual in question is 35-years-old JACOB TYLER TOMLINSON, usually at this point I would say “(pictured)”, but because he is a firefighter, his mugshot is exempt from being made public!


TOMLINSON is accused of "unlawfully euthanizing the family dog" and is now facing criminal charges.

The reality is that TOMLINSON murdered the family dog!

Investigators said the crime took place on Monday, June 20, in the backyard of TOMLINSON’s father, Fred Tomlinson, in Mandarin neighborhood in Jacksonville.

TOMLINSON "euthanized" the dog by shooting him/her multiple times.


News4Jax spoke with the neighbor who called the police and wishes to remain anonymous.


The neighbor said she was in her bedroom when she heard the gunshots and told News4Jax: “I heard three loud pops. I came outside, and that’s when I heard a fourth pop.”

She then added: “At that point, my dad came outside and talked with the neighbor who owned the house, and he said everything was fine.”


After that, she went into the kitchen to get a better look. She said: “I saw this white and brown spotted pit bull struggling to stand up. It almost looked like it was playing, but then he laid down and started violently twitching.” According to the neighbor, TOMLINSON was standing right there watching the dog suffering in pain. He then walked away and the neighbor said: “That’s when I started recording, and the dog was just sitting there violently twitching, and I could see blood pouring out of its chest.”

The neighbor filmed TOMLINSON digging a hole in the ground and investigators said he buried the dog in that hole. The arrest report revealed an additional horrifying detail, stating that the furbaby may still have been alive when he/she was buried.


TOMLINSON told deputies he shot and killed the dog because he/she had been acting aggressively for the past year and had bitten four people, including his neighbor earlier in the day after getting out of the backyard.

TOMLINSON also said he spent a lot of money on dog training.


Duval County Animal Control was notified and Ms. Esther Cleaver, an animal control investigator for the city of Jacksonville, investigated the incident.

She concluded that “the suspect acted inhumanely when executing his animal” and requested the charge to be enhanced to a felony.

She advised that “the fact the animal was moved from the original scene where it bit someone and was shot 4 separate times with bird shot shotguns rounds, points to an inhumane and unnecessary suffering towards the dog.”

In addition, "she provided an additional statue (828 054), for the illegal euthanasia of the dog." Investigator Cleaver took custody of the dog's body for a necropsy.


TOMLINSON was arrested on June 22, and charged with charged with aggravated animal cruelty, unlawful euthanasia, and unlawfully discharging a firearm. He was released the same day.


News4Jax reports that a spokesperson for the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said that when personnel are facing legal troubles, they are placed on administrative desk duty while the case is under investigation.


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CHARLES WILLIAM VAN PELT repeatedly stomped his wife’s dog resulting in the pooch being euthanized

Updated: Aug 25, 2022

- Georgia, USA -



~ Update: August 25, 2022


On Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 27-years-old CHARLES WILLIAM VAN PELT (pictured), pleaded guilty to felony aggravated animal cruelty for savagely and unmercifully stomping on his wife’s dog, a 9-year-old Dachshund named Penny, on January 6, 2022. The 17-pound sweet furbaby was euthanized the following day.


VAN PELT faced a maximum five years in prison but in a negotiated plea, Superior Court Judge Ron Mullins sentenced him to five years in prison with ONLY three to serve and the rest on probation.


VAN PELT was also ordered to pay his estranged wife Loren Van Pelt $761.92 in restitution for vet bills, perform 1,000 hours of community service, pay a $1,000 fine, pay, and abide by the following other restrictions Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Schwartz requested:


He is not to own a domesticated animal nor visit any place where one is present.

He is to have no contact with Loren Van Pelt or her family.

He is to own no firearm or ammunition.

He is to consume no alcohol or illegal drugs and must undergo testing.

He is to undergo a mental health and alcohol abuse evaluation, and complete any recommended treatment.

He must participate in an anger management and domestic violence intervention program.

He must submit a DNA sample.

He must be tested for sexually transmitted diseases.

He must abide by a curfew.

He is not to seek any early termination of his probation or its conditions.


Ledger-Enquirer reports that Schwartz told judge Mullins that VAN PELT often commented to his wife and others that she loved the dogs more than she loved him.

He even told his wife that he had previously kicked Penny “like a football” and hit her with a water bottle.


Schwartz explained to judge Mullins: “This is especially known in a domestic-violence context, where violence against an animal is often used as either a substitute for violence against a domestic partner, or is a practice warm up, or is a coercive measure designed to instill fear.”

She later added: “Hopefully we have intervened with Mr. Van Pelt before he starts acting out against humans, and this sentence will interrupt any future behavior in that regard.”


VAN PELT’s defense attorney Anthony Johnson asked judge Mullins to grant his client first offender status, which would have cleared VAN PELT’s criminal record if he successfully completed his probation. The judge, however, refused to do that after Schwartz advised him that VAN PELT had been charged with sexual assault in Alabama.




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A male subhuman who murdered an innocent dog on January 5, 2022, was arrested on Saturday, February 5, after a neighbor obtained surveillance camera footage that captured the act and alerted the authorities.


26-years-old CHARLES WILLIAM VAN PELT (pictured below) is accused of stomping his wife’s dog to death. The furbaby, a 9-year-old Dachshund named Penny, suffered seizures, brain damage and serious head trauma. The VOICELESS VICTIM survived the attack but 30 hours later a veterinarian euthanized her because of the severity of the injuries.


The day of the incident, VAN PELT had taken his wife to work and then returned home.

VAN PELT can be seen in the devastating video trapping Penny in her pen and then proceeding to mercilessly and repeatedly stomp the defenseless furbaby.


VAN PELT was arrested on a charge of felony aggravated animal cruelty and booked into the Muscogee County Jail.


On Monday, February 7, Recorder’s Court Judge Julius Hunter refused to set bond for VAN PELT, citing his concerns for the welfare of people around VAN PELT.

Judge Hunter rightfully said: “If something drove him to actually do this act to that dog, what’s keeping him from doing this to a human being.”


On Thursday, February 10, VAN PELT waived his appearance in Recorder’s Court and waived his preliminary hearing on a charge of felony aggravated animal cruelty through his public defender.


WTVM reports that Ms. Jennifer Reese, a co-worker of VAN PELT’s wife, said: “He did voice his dislike towards Penny because he says his wife loved the dog more than she did him.”


According to Georgia law, the felony offense that VAN PELT is facing comes with a minimum penalty of only one year jail time.


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