DENVER, Pa. — Police have charged a Lancaster County man with aggravated cruelty to animals after he allegedly shot and killed his family's dog in an incident last week.
Mark Teague, 63, of Denver, is also charged with violating a borough ordinance by discharging a firearm within borough limits, according to East Cocalico Township Police.
Teague is accused of shooting and killing the 11-year-old German Shepherd and Alaskan Malamute mix with a .45-caliber handgun shortly after 3 a.m. on October 19, police said.
He allegedly claimed that the dog attacked him, but a family member told police that Teague was intoxicated at the time, according to police.
Teague showed no sign of injury associated with a dog attack, police said. The family member told police the dog, named Koda, had no history of violent outbreaks.
