Guest guest Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 - Kitrynak Saturday, February 28, 2004 9:04 PM [voicesforRahkim] Animal AbuseBy Jennifer ReegerTRIBUNE-REVIEWSaturday, February 28, 2004 A Fayette County man faces numerous charges after allegedly killing the family dog, making his children clean up the bloody mess and then threatening to kill them if they told anyone, state police said. Scot Richard Maust, 33, of 197 Turkeyfoot Road, Lemont Furnace, was arrested earlier this week for the alleged incidents, which state police at Uniontown said began Sunday with the slaying of the family's dog. State police took statements from the four children. The children were interviewed on Tuesday at Kennedy Elementary School. Maust was arrested later that day. He was charged with four counts of making terroristic threats, four counts of corruption of minors and one count of cruelty to animals. According to a criminal complaint filed with District Justice Deberah Kula, the children told police that Maust shot the family dog, Bear Bear, in the basement of their home because the unspayed female had left the yard with a stray male dog. "Daddy didn't want her to have more babies," one child told police. The children said the whole family was crying and begging Maust not to kill the dog. After shooting the dog twice with a .22-caliber gun about 1 a.m. Sunday, Maust told the children to go down into the basement and hug the dead dog, police said. The children told police Maust made them clean up the blood with paper towels in the morning. "Maust told them that he would take them out of school and kill them if they told anyone," the affidavit states. At least two of the children told their teachers the next day at school. Both children told police they were hit with a board when they got home from school for telling. One child told police Maust told them to say that the dog had parvo virus or rabies if anyone asked. Maust was arraigned by Kula, who imposed $20,000 straight bond. Rita Fazio, Korea Animal Protection Society (KAPS) International Aid for Korean Animals (IAKA) http://www.koreananimals.org/index.htm Don't turn your back upon their pain, because it's hard to see.They have no other place to turn, They've only you and me. Get better spam protection with Mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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