Man shoots dog, calls police, claims it was hit by a car
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Channel: chattanooga times free press · 2013 · News & Politics
Across the state line, a 68-year-old Chatsworth man who put a bullet through a dog when it stepped on his lawn has been jailed. James Yaughn was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and discharging a firearm near a road. But neighbors say this isn't the first time Yaughn has shot at pet dogs. Deputy Diane Franklin said she watched him dragging a dog that appeared to be dead across his yard. A few minutes later, he called officers to say that a dog had been hit by a car. He later admitted he shot the dog with a 5 millimeter handgun.
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