[StBernard] St. Bernard Parish man kills dog after it growls at him in girlfriend's yard

[Westley Annis]

St. Bernard Parish man kills dog after it growls at him in girlfriend's yard

Published: Monday, July 23, 2012, 5:14 PM     Updated: Monday, July 23,
2012, 5:15 PM

 By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune 

Allegedly fed up with a dog that often wandered into his girlfriend's back
yard and growled at him, a St. Bernard Parish man was arrested Sunday
evening for fatally shooting the pit bull with a 12-gauge shotgun, Sheriff
James Pohlmann said Monday. Russell Banks Jr., 20, 2920 Acorn Drive, Violet,
was booked with cruelty to an animal and illegal discharge of a weapon after
the 5:30 p.m. shooting in the back yard of 2326 Licciardi Lane, Violet, the
sheriff said.

Banks told Deputy Sheriff Daniel Carreras that he heard barking in the back
yard and saw the dog standing over the grave where Banks' deceased dog is
buried. Banks claimed the dog growled at him, according to a Sheriff's
Office press release.

Banks went inside, got his 12-gauge shotgun, and came out and shot the dog
in its side. The wounded dog apparently walked back into its own yard at
2400 Licciardi Lane before it died, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Banks was being held on Monday in St. Bernard Parish Prison in lieu of a
$26,000 bond.