Accused Italian greyhound slayer in court
Andrew David Thompson, the Michigan State University osteopathic medicine student suspended after he was charged with killing 13 dogs, expects to be reinstated to his school, his attorney said at a hearing yesterday.
Thompson, 24, has admitted killing 13 Italian greyhounds since September 2010, according to law enforcement officials, and said he did it “out of anger.” According to authorities, he said the dogs were disobedient and not housebroken.
Thompson, at yesterday’s hearing, waived his right to have a preliminary hearing within 14 days, according to the Lansing State Journal.
That hearing, now scheduled for Aug. 4, will determine if there is enough evidence for a trial. Thompson, wearing a dark green jail uniform, said he understood the charges against him. His attorney, Kimberly Savage, said Thompson has no adult or juvenile criminal record.
Thompson appeared before Judge Donald Allen in 55th District Court, where he faces 10 felony counts of killing animals at his apartment in Okemos. He also faces three additional counts in East Lansing.
The charges are punishable by up to four years in prison.
Thompson is being held at the Ingham County Jail on a $500,000 bond.
A second-year student at MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, Thompson was suspended June 23 because of the allegations against him. He was charged the next day.
Officials said Thompson owned the Italian greyhounds that he killed, and had purchased them from out of state.
Authorities say 10 dogs were killed at Thompson’s Okemos apartment and three more were killed at an East Lansing complex across the street from MSU’s campus.
Posted by jwoestendiek July 8th, 2011 under Muttsblog, videos.
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Comments
Comment from Gabriela witis
Time July 10, 2011 at 11:28 am
He must be punished.
Comment from Polly Campbell
Time July 11, 2011 at 8:25 am
Killing ONE dog is temper – inexcusable temper – killing 13 is sadism.
Comment from American Dreamer
Time July 11, 2011 at 11:09 pm
Those greyhounds must have cost at least $800 each plus an additional $500 to transport which meant he spent a lot of money on this which makes it even more unusual. Normally animal abusers just kidnap and kill neighborhood dogs.
I suspect he maxed out a credit card doing this.
Suffice to say he would clearly be graduating from killing dogs to killing people. He is clearly schizophrenic.
Comment from lynne
Time July 22, 2011 at 5:56 pm
the schools going to reinstate him? this animal killer will graduate to humans.and even more sadistic he is studing medicine. god only knows what kind of torture and killings he will dream up, using his medical knowledge. scarry thought isnt it?
Comment from adrienne bellovin
Time July 9, 2011 at 2:22 pm
he must be punished to the fullextent of the law or he will do this again. he’s a very sick, violent savage who shouldn’t be free to walk the streets.
there is no doubt in my mind that he will do this again.
punish him!