Porter Officer Accused of Shooting Dog at Animal Shelter

Porter

An animal cruelty investigation is underway after an allegations that a dog was shot to death by a police officer while inside an animal shelter.

It allegedly happened earlier this month in Porter, about 30 miles east of Tulsa in Wagoner County. Former officer Bobby Bacon says he pulled up at the animal shelter and didn't like what he heard.

"I heard a 'pop, arf, pop, arf, pop, arf', three times the dog was screaming."

Bacon says next, he was called to the police station by the officer who allegedly pulled the trigger.

"They said they were on a budget and we don't have the money to get them properly euthanized," Bacon says. "A life is a life, a dog, cat, cow. They have a life. They live and breathe and that's not policy and procedure. That's animal cruelty to me."

Bacon says the dog was shot by a weapon from the police evidence room. We tried to reach the Porter Animal Control officer, but she had no comment. Also, our repeated efforts to contact the officer involved were unsuccessful.

Wagoner County Sheriff Bob Colbert confirms he is looking into the case.

"They have made a complaint that the dog was shot with an evidence rifle in the custody of the Porter Police Department," Colbert said. "We've seen no animal. Again, if they would have made the complaint at the time when this allegedly happened, we could have investigated it better."

Bacon left the police department after an arrest on his record several years ago came to light. He says the allegation of animal cruelty is not him wanting to get back at the department. He says animals should not be euthanized this way and has contacted the Governor's office.

We don't know how long it will take for the investigation to be completed. The results of the investigation will determine whether or not charges are filed.