Liberty man arrested after killing puppy

Posted 6/13/22

 LIBERTY, NY — On June 12, 2022, the Village of Liberty Police Department arrested Miguel Colon, 34, of Liberty after an investigation into the death of a 4-month-old pit bull puppy.

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Liberty man arrested after killing puppy

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 LIBERTY, NY — On June 12, 2022, the Village of Liberty Police Department arrested Miguel Colon, 34, of Liberty after an investigation into the death of a 4-month-old pit bull puppy.

Officers began investigating after receiving a report that the puppy had been killed by an individual in the Village of Liberty. 

The investigation led officers to a location on Lake Street in the Village of Liberty where they were able to recover the remains of the dog which had been buried in a shallow grave. The remains were exhumed by officers and turned over to the Town of Liberty Dog Control Officer for a post-mortem necropsy study. 

Further investigation resulted in arresting Colon and charging him with aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony. It is alleged that Colon struck the puppy in the head with a large speaker and then with a large rock multiple times causing its death. 

Colon was arraigned in the Town of Liberty Court in front of the Honorable Judge Johnstone and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $75,000 cash bail. 

The Village of Liberty Police Department was assisted in the investigation by Town of Liberty Dog Control Officer Joanne Gerow.

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