Authorities say one video shows the suspect holding the dog down with both hands around its throat while yelling in part, “I’m tired of you,” and other profanity.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Pete man is facing animal cruelty charges after an arrest affidavit says there is video of him beating and swearing at a dog at a hotel.
Records say this happened around 1 p.m. Thursday at the Days Inn located on 54th Avenue North, where one of the hotel employees witnessed 22-year-old De’Andre Denzel Isidore-Thomas holding down a medium-sized, dark-colored dog with both hands on the ground.
The employee then recorded two videos of Isidore-Thomas hurting the dog to turn in as evidence, the affidavit says.
Authorities say one video shows Isidore-Thomas holding the dog down with both hands around its throat while yelling in part, “I’m tired of you,” along with other profanity. Additionally, he also reportedly hit the dog on its right side while the animal can be heard yelping and gasping for air.
In the second video, detectives say Isidore-Thomas is seen holding the dog with his left hand and dragging it on the sidewalk while it can still be heard yelping. The affidavit reads that he told the dog, “It’s not your ****ing room no more, bro.”
Hotel officials told investigators that Isidore-Thomas was staying at the location for almost three weeks and they were familiar with him.
Isidore-Thomas was arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and charged with aggravated animal cruelty. His bond was set at $5,000.