Lawyer accused of slashing his dog’s throat
An Alabama lawyer who investigators say slit his dog’s throat, then tried to blame it on his estranged wife, has turned himself in to authorities.
James Stewart Robinson, 45, of Birmingham, surrendered to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and was being held in the county jail with bond set at $40,000, Al.com reported.
Sheriff’s investigators charged Robinson Nov. 16 after a five-month investigation that included unearthing the dog’s remains and tests at a University of Florida animal forensics lab.
Robinson is charged with cruelty to a dog, specifically slicing the throat of his American Staffordshire Terrier, Rufus, the subject of a bitter custody battle between him and his ex-wife.
Robinson claimed his estranged wife had killed Rufus to prevent him from gaining custody, but results from a forensic analysis along with data recovered from emails, text messages and voicemails led authorities to conclude otherwise.
According to court records, Robinson texted a picture of Rufus with his throat slashed to his estranged wife, and left her a voicemail that said, “Your day is coming girl.”
“It’s hard to imagine someone being capable of something this twisted yet here we are and he is in jail,” said Randy Christian, a chief deputy. “No doubt there is a special place for people like that.”
(Photos: Al.com)
Posted by jwoestendiek November 28th, 2012 under Muttsblog.
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Comment from smoketoomuch
Time November 28, 2012 at 8:50 am
Pathetic, murdering jerk (and I’m being overly kind). I hope they throw the book at this beast (but I know better than to expect it to happen).
(How do you slit your own dog’s throat in cold blood??) Obviously, the wife was right to leave and to try to save the dog from the monster she was married to.
it’s a good thing (for us) that dogs can’t read or verbally communicate with each other in the way that we do, or no one would ever have a dog again.