Cop was tired of cleaning up after dog
A Baltimore cop is suspended without pay after he beat his girlfriend’s dog with a mop, then strangled it to death, police say.
The officer then took a picture of the dead dog and sent it to his girlfriend before tossing the puppy in a dumpster.
Boston cop Alec Eugene Taylor / Photo via CBS Baltimore
On Feb. 26, Alec Taylor, 27, a five-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department, returned to his apartment along the 13000 block of Castle Boulevard in Silver Spring. Upon entering the unit, Taylor noticed his Jack Russell Terrier, named Rocko, had defecated on the carpet. According to police, Taylor became enraged, beating the untrained dog with a mop, then using his bare hands to suffocate the puppy.
Taylor turned himself in yesterday and told investigators “he used a mop not only to retrieve the dog from behind the dryer but as a weapon to beat the helpless animal before using his bare hands to choke the dog to death,” according toCBS Baltimore.
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On Wednesday, Taylor, with his attorney by his side, turned himself into authorities. The Parkdale High School graduate was transported to Montgomery County’s Central Processing Unit, where he was booked and charged with aggravated animal cruelty, a felony, and abuse of an animal. The 27-year-old bonded-out of jail hours later. He declined to comment to local media agencies when dropped-off by a taxi cab at his apartment.
In a public statement, the Baltimore Police Department said they would investigate the officer’s story and press charges if necessary.
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