BUTTE — The death of a dog on an Anaconda street ended with an assault charge for the dog’s owner and a DUI charge for the man who reportedly struck the animal.
Police Chief Tim Barkell tells The Montana Standard the dog’s owner reported that 48-year-old Tony Marry had driven by and struck and killed the dog on Saturday. When Marry returned later, the dog’s owner jumped on the side of the vehicle and punched Marry several times through the window.
Officers smelled alcohol on Marry and arrested him for DUI. The dog’s owner, 43-year-old Jeff Carney, faces a misdemeanor assault charge.
Barkell says no charges were filed related to the dog’s death because it’s not known of Marry knew he hit the dog or intended to and because the dog was in the street without a leash.