College Station police make an arrest this week (October 9) on a felony animal cruelty charge from the July 12th incident.
The dog, named Bryant, is the emotional support animal of a woman who was involved in a relationship with the man who was arrested.
The CSPD officer who wrote the arrest report said 27 year old Aaron Henry admitted throwing Bryant to the ground.
The officer wrote Henry “mimicked what he did and used one hand in a motion resembling spiking a football”.
Henry told officers he threw the dog as the result of “multiple stressors” in his life and not because the dog provoked him.
The dog’s owner, who had been staying with Henry after being displaced by Hurricane Beryl, was not present at the time Bryant was injured.
The arrest report says the day after Bryant was injured (July 13), the owner took him to the Texas A&M small animal hospital. Because Bryant would not allow his mouth to be opened, an appointment was made for July 16th. On that day, Bryant was sedated and his mouth was wired shut. Bryant had a second surgery on September 25th.
The arrest report says vet bills and associated expenses totaled almost $9,000 dollars.
Henry is out of jail after posting a $10,000 dollar bond.