A Bend man was taken into custody this weekend after reportedly beating and dragging a dog down NE Third Street. The full press release from BPD is shown below:
On Saturday, August 9, at around 5:02 p.m., Bend Police responded to a report of an intoxicated man abusing his dog on Third Street near NE Olney Avenue.
Officers saw 36-year-old Kyle Jensen Strong walking his bike southbound on NE Third Street with a dog on a leash. Strong denied beating his dog, but witnesses approached our police and provided several recordings and witness accounts. The videos showed Strong repeatedly punching, pulling, and dragging Freya, a brown Labrador.
Strong was taken to Deschutes County Jail on accusations of second-degree animal abuse.
Officers took Freya to an emergency veterinarian to treat injuries to the pads of both of her front paws. An officer secured an order to keep Freya under control, and the dog will remain in the veterinarian’s office until she is transferred to the Deschutes County Humane Society.