Puppy Stabbing Death in Milwaukee

From the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Feb. 10, 2007
Man calls 911 after killing dog, police say

A Milwaukee man stabbed his black Labrador puppy to death early Saturday morning after the dog defecated on his carpet, police said.

The 39-year-old man called 911 just after 2:50 a.m. Saturday to tell police he had killed the 8-month-old puppy, named Shadow, said Lt. Robert Raab.

"He was drunk and stated he slaughtered his dog," Captain Michael Young said.

The dog owner, who lives on the grounds of Greenwood Cemetery on W. Cleveland Ave., was arrested and will be referred for a felony charge of cruelty to animals, Raab said.

A dead black dog with a blue collar lay on the snow outside the man's home late Saturday afternoon.

Animal stabbings are uncommon but not unheard of, said John McDowell, acting director for the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission. In his 34 years of experience, McDowell said he's seen three or four animal stabbings.

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Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA)

State of Wisconsin vs. Richard S Linski

Milwaukee County Case Number 2007CF000824

Filing Date	Case Type	Case Status
02-12-2007	Criminal	Open
Defendant Date of Birth	Address
06-23-1967	2615 W Cleveland Av, Milwaukee, WI
Branch Id	DA Case Number
20	07XF1114

Charge(s)

Count No.	Statute	Description	Severity	Disposition
1	951.02	Mistreatment of Animals/Cause Death	Felony I

Responsible Official	Prosecuting Agency	Prosecuting Attorney	Defense Attorney
Moroney-20, Dennis P.	District Attorney	Huebner, Grant

Defendant

Defendant Name	Date of Birth	Sex	Race 1
Linski, Richard S	06-23-1967	Male	Caucasian
Address			Address Updated On
2615 W Cleveland Av, Milwaukee, WI			02-12-2007
JUSTIS ID	Finger Print ID
01094702	698870

Future Court Activity

Date	Time	Location	Description	Type 2	Court Official
02-21-2007	01:30 pm	Room #146 - Criminal Justice Facility	Preliminary hearing	Court	Preliminary Hearing Court

Charge(s)/Sentence(s)

The Defendant was charged with the following offense:
Count No.	Statute Cite	Description	Severity	Offense Date	Plea
1	951.02	Mistreatment of Animals/Cause Death	Felony I	02-10-2007

1 The designation listed in the Race field is subjective. It is provided to the court by the agency that filed the case. 2 Non-Court activities do not require personal court appearances. For questions regarding which court type activities require court appearances, please contact the Clerk of Circuit Court in the county where the case originated.