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<\/p>\nHOUSTON – A Harris County man faces multiple charges after deputies found two dead dogs inside a north Harris County apartment and connected him to a nearby stabbing victim.<\/p>\n
Charges filed in domestic violence incident <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, deputies responded to a disturbance call on Highlands Cross Drive, near the North Freeway and FM-1960 Road West. The deputies noticed a significant trail of blood leading directly into an apartment unit.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the deputies forced entry into the home and found two dead dogs with apparent gunshot wounds alongside a butcher knife.<\/p>\n
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Johan Caballero mugshot (Courtesy of HCSO) <\/p>\n
Sheriff Gonzalez stated around the same time they found the scene with the dogs, officials learned a woman had arrived at a nearby hospital suffering from multiple stab wounds. Detectives were able to connect the two incidents and identified the suspect as 18-year-old Johan Caballero, the woman’s ex-boyfriend.<\/p>\n
While deputies were stationed at the hospital, Caballero arrived on the scene and was immediately taken into custody.<\/p>\n
He was charged with aggravated assault\u2013family violence, violation of a protective order, and animal cruelty.<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
Officials have not reported the condition of the victim.<\/p>\n
What you can do:<\/p>\n
Domestic violence is a serious and potentially deadly threat. The intersection of domestic violence and animal cruelty is particularly troubling, as violence against pets can also be used to intimidate, threaten, or control victims.<\/p>\n
Authorities want victims to know they are not alone and that help is available<\/a> in the Houston area. The Houston Area Women\u2019s Center offers free legal services, housing options, counseling, and crisis intervention for those experiencing domestic violence.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In an emergency, call 911.<\/p>\n The Source: Information in this article was provided by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n Crime and Public Safety<\/a>Harris County<\/a>Top Stories<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON – A Harris County man faces multiple charges after deputies found two dead dogs inside a north…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":476249,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1046,405,56,58,57,223,2053,216,393],"class_list":["post-476248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-harris-county","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-tx","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}