Overview
- Hillsborough County cameras recorded the attack on April 30 around 8:30 p.m., prompting deputies to respond to the Tampa scene.
- Deputies arrested 33-year-old Imania Davis on six counts of aggravated animal cruelty, and jail records list a $75,000 bond.
- An arrest affidavit says she threw the five-pound Maltese onto asphalt, kicked it, and hurled it about 10 feet after grabbing it by the scruff.
- A veterinarian found a broken front leg and nose bleeding, and the puppy died Tuesday during surgery, the county Pet Resource Center announced Wednesday.
- Investigators are consulting the state attorney on possible added charges under Florida’s tougher Dexter’s Law, which raises penalties and creates an animal-abuser database.