Kerrville Daily Times

Kerrville police say they believe anger led a 20-year-old Kerrville woman to stab her dog 30 times on Aug. 8. Nicole Lee England has been charged with animal cruelty in the incident and was served with a warrant while detained in the Kerr County Jail on other charges.

Detective J.D. Delesdernier of Kerrville Police Department said England’s ex-husband went to her 417 Beech St. residence late on the evening of Aug. 8, where he discovered windows broken and the house in a mess. The man discovered the dead dog on the back porch.

Police reported finding two bloody knives, which were collected as evidence, at the scene. Delesdernier said a witness has connected England with the offense. He said he believed the offense was stemmed by anger.

England’s warrant was served on her at the jail, where she has been since her arrest in the early hours of Aug. 9. Police were looking for England as they investigated the dog’s death. She was located by a Kerr County Sheriff’s deputy about 4 a.m. and arrested for driving while her license was suspended and for attempting to evade arrest.

Delesdernier has said the case has been referred to the 216th Judicial District Attorney for prosecution. According to a spokeswoman at the D.A.’s office, if tried as a felony, animal cruelty is punishable by up to two years in state jail, five years probation and a fine up to $10,000.

Last year, 216th District Court Judge Stephen Ables sentenced a 20-year-old Kerrville man to 18 months in state jail and fined $500 for hanging his girlfriend’s puppy by a chain in a bedroom closet. A fit of rage was cited as former Tivy High School homecoming king Anthony Lee Brown’s motivation for committing the crime.

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