Brooklyn man accused of beating dog to death
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
The prosecution concluded its case today against a Brooklyn man accused of beating his six-month-old dog to death in 2006.
“I think I need help with anger management because I killed my first dog too,” Dudley Ramsey, then 22, told a police officer several hours after his arrest, according to the testimony today of Officer Richard Ryan, from the Humane Law Enforcement Agency.
Ramsey, 5’9” and 260 pounds, wore a three-piece suit and sparkling diamond jewelry to the trial. The defense will continue the trial tomorrow, with two character witnesses and possibly Ramsey himself.
Aggravated animal cruelty can carry a sentence as long as two years in prison.
Brooklyn, March 12, 2010 – Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced the conviction of Dudley Ramsay, 25, for beating his five-month-old dachshund puppy, Junior, to death in 2006.
Ramsay was convicted of Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, a Class-E Felony, and Overdriving, Torturing and Injuring Animals, a Class-A Misdemeanor.
When Ramsay is sentenced May 7, he will face up to two years in prison.
Ramsay severely beat the puppy in what he said was an attempt to discipline it. He punched Junior several times and threw him against a bathtub, waiting several hours before taking the dog to a veterinary hospital. A necropsy performed on Junior showed extensive internal injuries, including six fractured ribs and damage to the lungs and liver.
The ASPCA investigated the case and provided expert veterinary testimony at trial.
The case was prosecuted by Senior Trial Attorney Lisa Berk and Blue Zone First Deputy Bureau Chief Caryn Teitelman. Executive Assistant District Attorney Jeffrey Levitt is Chief of the Blue Zone.
Contact: Jonah Bruno
(718) 250-2300
i love dogs specially very small puppies coz they are so so overly cute, i love to hug them,-”