Macomb man accused of strangling dad’s dog sentenced on lesser offense

• The spokeswoman for Macomb County Sheriff mentioned that the title of the canine was Punky.
• The canine was discovered lifeless when the Macomb County authorities have been despatched to a Richmond Township Residence on January 14.

(This story has been up to date with new info.)

A person from Richmond Township who was accused of strangling his father’s canine in January was sentenced on Monday to prices and prices and time served within the jail of Macomb County.

William Kucharski Jr., 49, didn’t argue for a contest for animal crime/cruelty for one animal, a criminal offense, in 42-1 district courtroom in Romeo. He acquired a high quality of $ 125 in reimbursements and prices and acquired credit score for 62 days in jail, in accordance with on-line judicial info.

The unique indictment for crime of animals that was rejected on 4 March on the premise of the outcomes of a necropsia and are unable to show that Kucarski brought about the canine’s dying, the workplace of the general public prosecutor mentioned on Tuesday in a launch on Tuesday.

It indicated that the vet who carried out the necropsia couldn’t decide the reason for the canine’s dying and solely sure that the canine had power age -related issues. The workplace of the general public prosecutor rejected the cost for a criminal offense and added a criminal offense of 93 days, to which Kucarski didn’t argue.

“If we are able to now not show the unique indictment with out affordable doubt, it’s right to reject the fees and add the right indictment. Sustaining the integrity of the authorized system implies that each choice relies on fact and equity,” mentioned Peter Lucido officer within the launch of his workplace.

Messages have been left for Kucharski’s lawyer, who couldn’t be reached instantly on Tuesday.

The discharge of the general public prosecutor additionally indicated that the choose ordered Kucarski to bear an analysis of psychological well being.

Kucarski had an open order in St. Clair County, the place he was charged on Tuesday on account of non -related prices, in accordance with the Macomb County Procurutor’s Workplace and Court docket Data in St. Clair County.

Macomb County Authorities Accused Kucharski of the strangling of his father’s full -grown Labrador Retriever referred to as Punky of their home on January 14.

In a launch in January, the Sheriff workplace acknowledged that representatives have been despatched to a house on Prinz Highway on a report of lifeless household -home animal and potential menace to a member of the family. The caller was involved in regards to the properly -being of the suspect and the daddy of the suspect. Kucarski lived along with his father.

The Sheriff workplace indicated that the suspect was house alone with the canine. When his father returned house, he discovered the suspect along with his arms across the canine and couldn’t be eliminated, in accordance with the discharge.

It acknowledged that the suspect made threats to hurt himself. The suspect was not cooperating with representatives and was taken into custody.

Sheriff’s Workplace spokeswoman Jennifer Putney advised the free press earlier that she didn’t know the age of the canine or how lengthy the daddy of the suspect had the canine. The 911 -Beller, she mentioned, was the suspect’s sister.

Putney mentioned earlier that the canine was subsequent to the suspect when delegates gained entry in a bed room. The canine was discovered lifeless, she mentioned, and the suspect advised delegates that he killed the canine.

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