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August 15, 2007

Man accused of hitting ex-girlfriend's pit bull with pipe

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A 35-year-old man is charged with felony cruelty to animals after the police said he pulled up in a truck to his ex-girlfriend and struck her pet pit bull in the head with a metal pipe.

Brentwood Knowles, with a last known address in New Bedford, was slated for arraignment today in New Bedford District Court.

On Tuesday, a woman whom police did not name, was walking the pet pit bull on a leash on Mill Street in the city's west end. The news release said the pit bull was friendly and appropriately licensed.

The dog fell to the ground and "had obviously serious injuries bleeding from its head and mouth," the police said in a news release.

Knowles got back into the truck and fled, the police said. The woman called the police, and officers and animal control arrived on scene. A broadcast was sent out, and Officer Nelson Goncalves found Knowles and took him into custody without incident, according to the police.

The dog was treated at a veterinary clinic for lacerations, contusions and a concussion but is expected to make a full recovery.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 3:37 PM | Permalink

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