- Ohio, USA -
On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Cincinnati Police were called to an apartment complex on Ezzard Charles Drive.
Upon arrival, officers learned that 29-years-old AMANI LAMAR CIERS (pictured), had murdered his own dog.
CIERS showed police and the Hamilton County’s Dog Warden the lifeless body of his male Chihuahua, named Smokey, and admitted to drowning and dissecting the furbaby.
Sergeant D. Conners placed CIERS under arrest on a felony charge of cruelty to animals and online arrest records show that he is still at the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $100,000 bond.
If he makes bond, he will be restricted with an electronic monitoring unit.
Ray Anderson, spokesman for the Cincinnati Animal Care Shelter which operates the Dog Warden for Hamilton County, told FOX 19: “I am not entirely sure how this popped up on our radar but I know the police asked us to get involved. This is extremely unusual. The drowning and dissection, that is not something we see ever. This the first time I’ve seen a case quite like this.”
On a separate note, court records show that CIERS has two prior violent arrests, both for domestic violence involving his family. Both cases were ultimately dismissed.
Additionally, CIERS was convicted in 2014 of a 2011 criminal trespass charge. His request to have that expunged from his record for employment reasons was denied.
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