Volusia County Animal Control officers transported the dog for treatment and the animal was up and walking shortly after the incident, Gant said.
Nelson claimed he was defending himself from the dog but sheriff’s investigators obtained video surveillance that proved he was not, Gant said.
The attack on the dog occurred on July 9 in the backyard of 1931 Jungle Road near New Smyrna Beach. The owner of the dog reported that Nelson, who was in the backyard of the property, attacked her dog after she let it outside, Gant said.
The owner conceded that the dog doesn’t like Nelson due to past encounters, but that the violent machete attack was unprovoked, Gant said.
Deputies: Man arrested for slashing dog with machete
By FOX 35 News Staff
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - A New Smyrna Beach-area man was arrested after deputies say he slashed a dog multiple times with a machete.
Deputies said they arrested Richard Nelson on Friday on charges of animal cruelty and providing false information to law enforcement.
Investigators say Nelson lied about using self-defense against the dog that he said attacked him.
Officials said the incident was reported on July 9 in the backyard of a home on Jungle Road in New Smyrna Beach.
The dog s owner told investigators that Nelson was in the backyard when he attacked her dog that she had just let outside.
Man charged with animal cruelty after machete attack on dog
Dog survived after getting treatment for wounds to back and face
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A 62-year-old Mims woman was killed and a 54-year-old Edgewater man was injured in a crash in southeast Volusia County around 9 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. (WKMG)
A New Smyrna Beach-area man has been arrested on a felony charge of animal cruelty after he used a machete to slash a dog several times, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
The dog survived after receiving emergency medical care for wounds to his back and face, deputies said.
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