DE SOTO, Mo. (AP) — A man is charged with animal abuse involving torture and armed criminal action for allegedly killing a dog with a machete and leaving the dismembered body for his mother to find.
Charging documents say Kaleb Reynolds of De Soto smoked methamphetamine prior to killing the dog. The charges were filed Thursday.
Police say the incident happened Feb. 17. Police say Reynolds was angry with his mother and girlfriend and became even more enraged after smoking meth.
Reynolds' dog jumped on him and Reynolds retrieved a machete from his yard and attacked the dog, leaving the remains for his mother to find, charges allege.
Court records do not list an attorney for Reynolds.