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Sedona man goes to jail for beating dog to death
Mark Shaffer
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 25, 2000
FLAGSTAFF - A Sedona man who bludgeoned his dog to death last March was convicted today of felony cruelty to animals and could be the first person in Arizona to do lengthy jail time for killing a domestic animal.
Robert Bradshaw Jr., 58, will be sentenced Sept. 20 by Coconino County Superior Court Judge Robert Van Wyck and faces up to 1½ years in jail. Cruelty to animals was upgraded from a misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony last month, said Kenneth White, executive director of the Arizona Humane Society.
A large group of Sedona residents who attended the three-day trial cried and hugged after the four-man, four-woman jury reached its decision. The panel deliberated 3½ hours. The case engendered more than 2,000 emails and phone calls to the Coconino County Attorney's Office seeking diligent prosecution of Bradshaw.
"I hope the judge throws everything at him," Sedona resident Sally Stronglight said. "We want to have a memorial to 'Spike' (Bradshaw's dog) and make people aware that animals are precious beings, too."
Bradshaw was arrested after attacking the 8-month-old German shepherd mix with an ax in his front yard and striking him up to five times. Bradshaw had claimed his assault on the dog was a mercy killing because the animal had been treated for parvo two months before and still was acting listless.
Bradshaw is a long-time resident of Sedona and the owner of a taxi company. His 19-year-old son Justin said the dog angered his father by escaping and rummaging through trash. Another witness reported that Bradshaw said he was relieved to be through with the dog.
Includes information from the Associated Press.
Reach the reporter at mark.shaffer@arizonarepublic.com or (602)444-8057.
Sedona man goes to jail for beating dog to death
Mark Shaffer
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 25, 2000
FLAGSTAFF - A Sedona man who bludgeoned his dog to death last March was convicted today of felony cruelty to animals and could be the first person in Arizona to do lengthy jail time for killing a domestic animal.
Robert Bradshaw Jr., 58, will be sentenced Sept. 20 by Coconino County Superior Court Judge Robert Van Wyck and faces up to 1½ years in jail. Cruelty to animals was upgraded from a misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony last month, said Kenneth White, executive director of the Arizona Humane Society.
A large group of Sedona residents who attended the three-day trial cried and hugged after the four-man, four-woman jury reached its decision. The panel deliberated 3½ hours. The case engendered more than 2,000 emails and phone calls to the Coconino County Attorney's Office seeking diligent prosecution of Bradshaw.
"I hope the judge throws everything at him," Sedona resident Sally Stronglight said. "We want to have a memorial to 'Spike' (Bradshaw's dog) and make people aware that animals are precious beings, too."
Bradshaw was arrested after attacking the 8-month-old German shepherd mix with an ax in his front yard and striking him up to five times. Bradshaw had claimed his assault on the dog was a mercy killing because the animal had been treated for parvo two months before and still was acting listless.
Bradshaw is a long-time resident of Sedona and the owner of a taxi company. His 19-year-old son Justin said the dog angered his father by escaping and rummaging through trash. Another witness reported that Bradshaw said he was relieved to be through with the dog.
Includes information from the Associated Press.
Reach the reporter at mark.shaffer@arizonarepublic.com or (602)444-8057.
