WHAT A HEEL!: Two Went Out, But Only One Came Back
Long Islander Derick Phanord, 22, claims that Spike, the pit bull mix he got about a month ago, was "vicious," had threatened his pregnant sister and repeatedly tried to bite him. When his family said Spike must go Phanord took the dog into a wooded area about a block from his home, tied him to a tree and doused him with gasoline. According to Newsday, in his written confession to the police, Phanord admitted the following:
"I said a prayer for the dog, made the sign of the crucifix … "I took the cigarette I was smoking and lit the gas that puddled on the ground. The gas caught on fire and the dog also caught on fire. I turned my back and walked away."
Acting on a tip from the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Suffolk police arrested Phanord and charged him with aggravated cruelty to an animal and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. If convicted, he could be sentenced to as much as two years in prison on the felony cruelty charge.
Spike suffered burns on more than 60 percent of his body and died July 7th after several surgeries.
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