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Nov 8, 20223 min read

ALEX MANUEL SOTO CRUZ, found guilty of setting puppy on fire, set for sentencing trial

Updated: Jun 1, 2023

- Texas, USA -


~ Update: June 1, 2023


A few days after their arrest in December 2021, ALEX MANUEL SOTO CRUZ and KEISHAW RODRIGUEZ AQUINO bonded out of Bell County Jail but while SOTO CRUZ came back to court and faced trial, RODRIGUEZ AQUINO fled.


As reported by KWTX, RODRIGUEZ AQUINO was recently arrested in Ohio and extradition to Bell County, Texas, is “inevitable.”


Arrest records maintained by the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office show that RODRIGUEZ AQUINO was arrested on May 14, 2023, for domestic violence and obstructing official business.


After his arrest in Ohio, Bell County immediately put a hold on his case. Stacey McClinton, the Administrative Lieutenant of the Bell County Sheriff’s Office, told KWTX: “It’s basically saying that we want him, do not release him, because as soon as he’s done his charges in Ohio the state of Texas or Bell County will come and get him.”


The Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office explained to KWTX that RODRIGUEZ AQUINO has not been arraigned yet. When he is, if a bond is set and he does bond out, then an extradition hearing will take place which would send RODRIGUEZ AQUINO back to Texas to face animal cruelty and failure to appear charges in Bell County.


With regards to SOTO CRUZ, he has been sentenced to three years in prison.

I have emailed Bell County District Attorney Henry Garza and requested additional information about the sentence. If I hear back, I will post an update.



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We are getting closer to knowing the fate of one of the two monsters who in November 2021, beat, shot with an air gun, and set on fire a defenseless dog before leaving him for dead.


The furbaby, a Pitbull mix puppy, amazingly survived the unimaginable ordeal and was found alive on November 16, 2021, by a citizen who heard noises coming from a suitcase on top of a dumpster near the Dollar General Store in the 203 block of East Hallmark Avenue. The person opened the suitcase and after finding the puppy inside, covered in feces and urine, alerted the Killeen Police Department.


Animal control responded to the scene and took the puppy in for medical attention. A veterinarian examined the furbaby who was emaciated and malnourished. The vet said the puppy had wounds in various stages of healing and signs of blunt force trauma on his head. Police said: “The animal had been lit on fire and the burns were extensive on its back, hips, thighs and genital area.”

The VOICELESS VICTIM was later placed in the care of the nonprofit Second Chance Farm and was named Samsonite.


According to KWTX, inside the suitcase, detectives found an airline tag with the name Rivera-Bauge who was then contacted by police. The person told officers he was the owner of the suitcase and that he had left it behind when he moved out of his old apartment in the 400 block of Gilmer Street in Killeen. The person further told police that he was sharing the apartment with 23-years-old ALEX MANUEL SOTO CRUZ and 23-years-old KEISHAW RODRIGUEZ AQUINO (both pictured) who had a white dog.

The suitcase owner went on to reveal distressing details about how the two males treated their dog. He mentioned that “he would often hear the men strike the dog because he would hear loud noises, the men’s voices, and the dog crying,” reports KWTX.


It’s unknown why he did not report the animal abuse he witnessed!!!


When the two males were interviewed by detectives, SOTO CRUZ admitted to beating the dog and burning him when he was playing with fire and using an aerosol can.


In April 2022, a Bell County grand jury indicted the two monsters on a charge of cruelty to a non-livestock animal, a third-degree felony.


KWTX reports that ALEX MANUEL SOTO CRUZ is set to appear in a Bell County courtroom at a sentencing trial on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.


Ms. Sandi Walker, with Second Chance Farm, is strongly encouraging people to pack the court room and send the judge a strong message that Samsonite deserves justice!

Sandi plans on commuting all the way from Granbury to make an appearance.


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Details may be removed or additional information may be provided in future should such sources report an update.



Samsonite pictures shared from Second Chance Farm


RODRIGUEZ AQUINO’s mugshot via Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office



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Nov 4, 20221 min read

Investigation underway after dogs, puppies, and fowls were removed from a Harris County home

- Texas, USA -


An investigation is underway after Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Animal Cruelty Investigators and Houston SPCA removed several dogs and fowls from a home in northeast Harris County.


Constable Alan Rosen of Harris County Precinct 1 said in a news release that last month, investigators responded to the home in question, after receiving reports of an abandoned dog with a litter of puppies. “On scene, investigators discovered three severely emaciated dogs and three underweight young dogs,” stated the release. The conditions of the animals present on the property, let officials to remove eight dogs, sixteen puppies, and fowls for immediate medical care.


Constable Alan Rosen said this investigation is ongoing and criminal charges are pending.


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Nov 1, 20222 min read

KAITLYN MARIE PIERSON accused of leaving cat in apartment she moved out of - The cat was found dead

- Texas, USA -


25-years-old KAITLYN MARIE PIERSON (pictured), who was being sought by the Midland County Sheriff’s Office for animal cruelty, turned herself in on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 26, 2022, and was booked in the Midland County Detention Center.


PIERSON is accused of abandoning a cat in the apartment she moved out from. The furbaby was later found dead.


On August 9, 2022, the Midland Police Department was called to an apartment building in the 3600 block of W Loop 250 to assist Animal Control on an animal check.


An employee with the apartment complex had called 911 after entering the apartment that PIERSON was renting and finding a deceased cat in the bedroom.

The employee said the apartment smelled of urine and feces. There were two litter boxes that were overflowing, as if they had not been changed in quite some time. Investigators said the furbaby had been dead for a while because of the advanced level of decay.


Managers were not sure whether PIERSON was still renting the apartment because they had not seen her for several months. One of the managers then communicated with PIERSON via email and PIERSON told her that she took her dog with her when she moved out, and denied having a cat saying the cat was her boyfriend’s.

From an investigation, however, it emerged that PIERSON was the only person listed on the lease. Investigators said PIERSON moved out leaving the cat without food or water.


A warrant was later issued for her arrest. Online arrest records show that PIERSON was released after posting bond.


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