SANTA CRUZ — A UC Santa Cruz student accused of felony animal cruelty for allegedly throwing a Chihuahua into a Westside ravine will have a preliminary hearing June 29, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Andrew Corpus, 19, has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Corpus is accused of tossing Lola, a 1-year-old, 7-pound dog, about 75 feet into the ravine after the dog reportedly bit him twice inside a nearby apartment April 18. Corpus apparently put the dog in a box beforehand, police reported.
Lola was found six days later and returned to her owner.
During a preliminary hearing, the prosecutor will present an overview his case and a judge will decide if there is enough evidence to take the defendant to trial.
UCSC student accused of throwing Chihuahua into ravine gets preliminary hearing date
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P. Niss // May 13, 2009 at 5:00 pm
I hate those hairless little ankle biters too … I think all those pocket dogs are a waste of space and should be sent to Korea!
BJ Mydyk // May 13, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I agree… I think the dog deserved it!
Bob Dobbs // May 14, 2009 at 1:10 am
That young man would make an excellent Marine.
not given // May 23, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Police sometimes seem so retarded, why does a petty crime like this warrant court or jail funding? They say we plan to stop prosecuting less-than-felony crimes, yet make this thing felony. I think it is purely a matter of damaging the dog owners property because a non service dog should have no rights.
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