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Murfreesboro Police say a man admitted to them he hit his neighbor's dog with a bat because it was barking too much.
Keith Swafford now faces a felony charge of Cruelty to Animals.
He tells Fox 17 he got angry at the dog across the street Friday because "Polo" was barking all day and night. Swafford also says he's sorry for what happened. Polo's owners say the dog is doing much better.
"He's fine," says owner Tyesha Buter. "He's running, he still has a knot on his head, but the pink and red is going down off his eye."
This isn't the first time Swafford has faced trouble because of a barking dog. In the last 2 years police have responded to 2 complaints against him, including one where he was accused of threatening to shoot the dog.
"It's not just this incident that concerns officers. There's a long history of officers responding to this residence to deal with Mr. Swafford," said Murfreesboro Police Spokesperson Kyle Evans.
Keith Swafford now faces a felony charge of Cruelty to Animals.
He tells Fox 17 he got angry at the dog across the street Friday because "Polo" was barking all day and night. Swafford also says he's sorry for what happened. Polo's owners say the dog is doing much better.
"He's fine," says owner Tyesha Buter. "He's running, he still has a knot on his head, but the pink and red is going down off his eye."
This isn't the first time Swafford has faced trouble because of a barking dog. In the last 2 years police have responded to 2 complaints against him, including one where he was accused of threatening to shoot the dog.
"It's not just this incident that concerns officers. There's a long history of officers responding to this residence to deal with Mr. Swafford," said Murfreesboro Police Spokesperson Kyle Evans.
Wednesday, December 26 2012, 10:28 PM CST
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Body found in Percy Priest Lake
May 25, 2013 20:14 GMT
SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say a body has been found in Percy Priest Lake in Middle Tennessee.
WSMV-TV (http://bit.ly/16gYKys) reports officials with Metro Police, the Office of Emergency Management and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency were at the scene Saturday at Hole In The Wall Island. The body was reported to authorities about 11 a.m.
TWRA officials say they believe the deceased man is a boater who disappeared in the lake two weeks ago.
Police said the agencies coordinated with each other to get a boat in the water and recover the body.
Information from: WSMV-TV, http://www.wsmv.com/
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