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DYLAN NIELSEN arrested after he posted a video on social media showing him kicking a dead puppy

Updated: Feb 7

- California, USA -


~ Update: February 7, 2025


After hearing back from the Redding Police Department, I learned that the furvictim was “an 8-week-old Irish Sutter, Labrador, and Chihuahua mix.”

The puppy was a male and his name is unknown.


NIELSEN had bought the puppy on February 4, 2025, from a woman in Palo Cedro. Police contacted the woman and she told officers that NIELSEN “did not appear intoxicated at the time of purchase. He was coherent, behaved normally, and appeared happy.”


Police tells me that after the puppy bit NIELSEN’s ankle, NIELSEN “stomped the poor puppy to death.” A necropsy is pending.


~ Original story:


On the early evening of February 5, 2025, officers with the Redding Police Department responded to an apartment at Shasta Villa Apartments on 275 Hilltop Drive after receiving a disturbance call.


Officers learned that a resident, identified as 30-year-old DYLAN NIELSEN (pictured), had posted a video on social media showing him kicking a “lifeless” puppy.


Police said in a press release that when officers arrived, they were “able to negotiate for Nielsen to exit his apartment and then detained him safely.”


When officers entered the apartment, in the kitchen they found a deceased Golden Retriever puppy. Officers learned that NIELSEN had adopted the puppy the day before.


According to police, NIELSEN appeared to be suffering from severe detox hallucinations due to alcohol withdrawal. Officers determined that NIELSEN believed the puppy to be a mythical creature and killed him/her after the puppy bit his ankle.


A Redding Animal Regulation Officer responded to the scene to collect the deceased puppy.


NIELSEN was transported to the Shasta County Jail and booked on felony animal cruelty charges. At the time of writing, online arrest records show that NIELSEN is being held into the Shasta County Jail on $25,000 bail.


Authorities did not disclose the furvictim’s name, so I took the liberty of naming him/her Muffin for the tribute image. Should his/her given name be made public, I will rectify it accordingly.


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In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.


NIELSEN’s mugshot shared from the Redding Police Department





MARK ROOSEVELT FIELDS found guilty of stabbing his cousin’s dog who had to be euthanized

- Maryland, USA -


Following a two-day trial, on January 10, 2025, a Calvert County jury convicted 39-year-old MARK ROOSEVELT FIELDS (pictured) on aggravated animal cruelty and dangerous weapons charges.


At trial, evidence revealed that on the early evening of May 29, 2024, FIELDS stabbed his cousin’s dog following a family dispute. The incident took place at a residence in the 2000 block of Andelina Road in Prince Frederick.


Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert H. Harvey Jr. tells me that the furvictim was a 5-year-old male American Pitbull Terrier mix named Ice and that his guardians had raised him since he was a puppy.


The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to the incident and when deputies arrived at the home, they learned from Ice’s guardians that FIELDS came onto their property with a knife and was calling for Ice’s male guardian whom I will refer to as Mr. McK


Mrs. McK came out and told FILEDS that he was not supposed to be there and asked him why he had a knife. FIELDS told Mrs. McK to go get her husband and added that he was leaving.


Mrs. McK went back inside and as she was telling her husband that FIELDS was outside, FIELDS stabbed Ice.


Ice was rushed to Mid-Atlantic Animal Specialty Hospital (MASH) in Huntingtown. Veterinarians told Mr. and Mrs. McK that the knife had possibly caused an arterial bleed and advised that even with critical care, the prognosis was not good. Sadly, Ice was euthanized due to the extent of the injuries he sustained.


Calvert County Animal Control Officer Alexis King responded to the scene and following an investigation, FIELDS was arrested and charged with two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and one felony count of animal cruelty.


On June 3, 2024, during a bail review hearing, Judge Robert B. Riddle ordered FIELDS to be held be held without bond and he has remained in custody throughout the legal process.


FIELDS will be sentenced on March 14, 2025. Until that time, he will be held without bond at the Calvert County Detention Center. He is facing up to only six years in prison.


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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Calvert County States’ Attorney’s Office.

Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.


FIELDS’ mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office


Ice’s photo provided to Voice For Us by the Calvert County States’ Attorney’s Office





JEREMIAH WILLIAMS and JOHN AUEN arrested for murdering a Virginia opossum

- Alabama, USA -

 

The Wetumpka Police Department arrested 18-year-old JEREMIAH WILLIAMS and 20-year-old JOHN AUEN (both pictured).

 

Police Chief Ed Reeves said the duo “beat a possum to death with a golf club”, reports The Wetumpka Herald.

 

The incident took place in the lower parking lot of the Wetumpka City Administration Building that is used as one of the entrances to Gold Star Park.

 

According to The Wetumpka Herald, on the evening of Tuesday, September 10, 2024, “Witnesses found a scene they couldn’t believe.”

 

Chief Reeves told the news agency: “I’ve never seen this before”. He said that in his law enforcement career he has investigated many strange things but nothing like this.

 

Online arrest records maintained by the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office show that the filthy murderers were booked on September 10, 2024, on one count of animal cruelty and released less than two hours after their arrest.

 

No additional information was released about the case. At the time of writing, Chief Ed Reeves has not responded to my email request for further details about the investigation.

 

I took the liberty of naming the furvictim Petal for the tribute image.

 

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In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.

 

 

Mugshots shared from the Elmore County Sheriff's Office




 

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