Overview
- Detroit police on Jan. 30 responded to the 19000 block of Eureka Street for a report of a dog believed to be dead and found the animal severely emaciated and neglected.
- Animal control officers transported the dog to an emergency veterinary hospital for dehydration, severe emaciation, and hypothermia.
- Following an investigation, authorities arrested Darnell Lamar Robinson, 54, on Feb. 2.
- Wayne County prosecutors charged Robinson with second-degree killing or torturing of an animal, a felony, plus a misdemeanor count of abandoning and cruelty to an animal.
- Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy condemned the alleged conduct, and an arraignment was expected Wednesday.