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A retired St. Louis County police officer is being charged with animal cruelty after he shot and killed his neighbors' dog in Manchester last month.
County prosecutors filed the class-A misdemeanor charge against Barry Armfield, records show, alleging that the 62-year-old "purposely caused injury" to Ruger, his neighbors' Australian cattle dog.
Dan Kolde, the attorney representing Ruger's owners, had pushed for punishment after officers on the scene of the October 4 shooting failed to arrest Armfield.
"My clients are taking some small comfort in the fact that Mr. Armfield is going to have to answer for his crime," Kolde says. "At the same time, we remain disappointed that he was not immediately arrested on the night of the shooting.…
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A retired St. Louis County police officer is being charged with animal cruelty after he shot and killed his neighbors' dog in Manchester last month.County prosecutors filed the class-A misdemeanor charge against Barry Armfield, records show, alleging that the 62-year-old "purposely caused injury" to Ruger, his neighbors' Australian cattle dog.
Dan Kolde, the attorney representing Ruger's owners, had pushed for punishment after officers on the scene of the October 4 shooting failed to arrest Armfield.
"My clients are taking some small comfort in the fact that Mr. Armfield is going to have to answer for his crime," Kolde says. "At the same time, we remain disappointed that he was not immediately arrested on the night of the shooting.…
