EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The El Paso Police Department’s Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit launched an investigation following a social media post depicting a man punching and throwing a dog to the ground.
An anonymous tip led investigators to identify the suspect as 36-year-old Gilberto Santos.
On Nov. 22, officers arrested Santos, who was charged with cruelty to a non-livestock animal (torture) and booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility. Judge Sullivan set his bond at $10,000.
Video on Fitfam showed Santos being confronted by a man asking him why he was punching the dog.
El Paso man arrested after social media video shows dog abuse (credit:{ }credit: National Security Inc)
El Paso man arrested after social media video shows dog abuse (credit: credit: National Security Inc)
El Paso man arrested after social media video shows dog abuse (credit: credit: National Security Inc)
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