- South Dakota, USA -
~ Update: September 23, 2022
With regard to the other puppy, Ocho, the Sioux Falls Police Department told me in an email: “I read through the report and don’t see any mention of another animal. The suspect is still in jail, so if he had any other animals, our Animal Control Officers would have made sure they were placed in a safe environment.”
~ Original story:
On Monday, September 19, 2022, Sioux Falls police arrested 21-years-old STEPHEN ALEXANDER MCILWAIN (pictured), for murdering a 3-month-old male Chihuahua-Dachshund mix puppy named Wybie.
Dakota News Now reports that last July a group of roommates took two puppies into their home, naming them Ocho and Wybie.
One of the roommates, Korey Schuld, told Dakota News Now that she was worried for Wybie, because one of the other roommates, MCILWAIN, had lost his temper with the puppy previously.
Sadly, on Monday, after Wybie relieved himself in the house (that’s what puppies do until properly and patiently trained), MCILWAIN savagely punched him in the chest, leaving behind marks.
Schuld told Dakota News Now: “Then I heard him crying, and I kind of knew what happened. I’ve been told to stay out of their business so that’s what I was doing but he was doing it for about two and a half hours. And then I went quiet.”
When the door opened, Schuld saw Wybie. She recounted the following moments and said: “I started doing CPR. And I did it for about five minutes. And his mouth was kind of open, so I ran to the kitchen to grab a butter knife. And I kind of put it in his throat so I could see in the back of it, and there was nothing he was choking on. But there was a bunch of blood in his mouth.”
Sioux Falls police responded and took MCILWAIN into custody.
He was booked into the Minnehaha County Jail on a felony animal cruelty charge.
KELO reports the murderer is being held on a $2,500 cash-only bond.
I have contacted the Sioux Falls Police Department to inquire about Ocho, the other puppy. I will post an update should I receive a response.
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