Deputy Accused Of Beating Dog
A sheriff in western Kentucky is investigating a complaint that a deputy beat an injured dog with a hoe.
Ohio County Sheriff David Thompson told the Messenger-Inquirer that state road workers made the complaint against Deputy Randy Taylor, who was suspended with pay “until the outcome of the investigation.”
Thompson said the deputy answered a call on June 28 from road workers reporting a dog had been hit by a car. The workers said Taylor beat the dog in the head until they thought it was dead, and they buried it.
Three days later another road crew found the dog alive, and took it to a vet.
Thompson said the deputy was interviewed Tuesday, and the results of the probe will be turned over to the Ohio County prosecutor, who will decide if criminal charges are warranted.
