A hunter shot and killed two pet canine with a bow and arrow whereas looking deer together with his son, in response to authorities.
John Lowe, 58, killed a lady’s two pooches — a beagle, Josie, and a chocolate lab, Bear — whereas looking on personal property in Indiana, in response to the La Porte County Sheriff’s Workplace.
He was busted after one other hunter reported listening to the 2 canine yelping in ache — then seeing Lowe and his son, Hayden Lowe, 22, dragging the useless lab alongside a path, in response to court docket paperwork obtained by the South Bend Tribune.
The elder Lowe instructed the opposite hunter they have been searching for someplace to discard the canine’s physique, the affidavit stated.
The canine’ devastated proprietor later discovered the physique of her beagle with a deadly damage to its rib cage. A GPS monitoring gadget connected to Josie’s collar had been destroyed.
Lowe later admitted capturing the canine, claiming he was defending himself as a result of they have been barking and transferring towards him aggressively.
Nonetheless, police didn’t purchase that story — with the canine’ wounds suggesting the arrows have been shot from an elevated place like a tree stand, in response to the court docket paperwork.
The important thing witness additionally stated he didn’t hear the canine barking earlier than they began yelping, and claimed the canine had all the time been pleasant in his earlier encounters with them.
Lowe denied that he killed the canine as a result of he thought they’d scare away the deer, the paperwork stated.
The elder Lowe is charged with two counts of killing a home animal and obstruction of justice, each felonies. His son was additionally charged with obstruction of justice.
They have been launched from the La Porte County Jail after paying a money bond.
