4th grade teacher charged with killing dog
An elementary school teacher called police and confessed to beating his dog to death after the Lab-Chow mix soiled himself, authorities said.
“Why did I do this? I’m an animal,” the fourth grade teacher reportedly told officers.
Derek Fierro, a teacher at Eugene Field Elementary School in Rogers Park, was ordered held in lieu of $200,000 bail Saturday. He faces a felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals and was ordered by a judge to not possess or have contact with any animals.
About 3 a.m. on Friday, Fierro, 25, called police and told them he had beaten his dog to death at his home in Lake View, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
When police arrived, he handed officers his car keys and they found the dog Fierro adopted, named Doc, in his trunk, according to court documents.
Police said Fierro told them he beat the dog with his fists after he returned home and found that the dog had defecated on himself.
“I got home and he had eaten through every piece of paper,” Fierro told officers. “He (defecated on) himself, so I put him in a tub. I was gonna give him a bath, and he didn’t want to get in the bath and I got mad.”
(Photo: Chicago Canine Rescue Foundation)
Posted by jwoestendiek August 14th, 2012 under Muttsblog.
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Comments
Comment from Julie Stack
Time August 14, 2012 at 9:45 pm
This person is a psycho and I hope the judge shows no leniency and slams him hard! This is very sad that this wonderful dog had to die from a person who is total worthless piece of trash.
Comment from Rosemary
Time September 12, 2012 at 9:00 pm
You should see the family he grew up in!!! They even treat each other like crap! They hit each other in public, contribute to minors you name it. His mother was arrested on drug charges. The list goes on & on. So if they can’t respect their own family what do you expect of innocent animals!!!
Comment from vida
Time August 14, 2012 at 6:29 pm
The thought that this man had children at his mercy is horrible, I hope he never teaches again.