Chicago — A Chicago man is facing felony animal cruelty charges for allegedly throwing a dog to its death from the Paulina Brown Line station in Lakeview on Thursday morning.
Demetrice Spencer, 43, threw the animal from the El platform to a concrete alley below around 1 a.m., Chicago police said.
Spencer called 911 around 1:30 a.m. from a service station in the 2800 block of North Ashland and reported that he wanted to be arrested for killing a dog, according to a CPD report. At about the same time, a passerby called 911 after finding a deceased dog with a leash around its neck near two bookbags under the train platform.
Police did not provide a motive for Spencer’s alleged actions. More details may emerge when he appears in bond court on Friday afternoon.
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