PEORIA, Ariz. — The Peoria Police Department has arrested a man who was recently recorded on video kicking and hitting a dog.
Jeffrey Wright, 42, was taken into custody Thursday morning after a resident recorded the suspect aggressively interacting with a dog at a residence near Tierra Del Rio Boulevard and Happy Valley Parkway.
The video, shared on the Peoria police YouTube channel, depicts a man picking up the dog, grabbing the dog by its neck, and putting his knee down on the dog's body.
Police said the dog sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken away from its owner because the owner was in a relationship with Wright.
The suspect was booked into jail and could be facing animal cruelty charges.
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