THE VEGA.- Judge Adaias Sánchez, of the Judicial Office of Permanent Attention Services of La Vega, imposed coercive measures against a man accused of causing firearm injuries to two dogs last April, one of which died from of aggression.
Judge Sánchez ordered the defendant José Ernesto Rodríguez (Jochy) and/or José Ernesto Rodríguez Mejía to present an economic guarantee of RD$100,000 in cash that must be deposited at the Banco Agrícola branch in this town.
Also, impediment to leave the country and periodic presentation on the 9th of each month before the investigating Public Ministry for a period of six months and the obligation to submit to behavioral and/or psychiatric therapy, with public or private professionals specialized in the management of violence with respect to the family, self-control, anger management, aggressiveness and impulsiveness.
It remained the responsibility of the accused, by order of the court, to present, through his attorneys-at-law, proof of the follow-up to the Public Ministry on the previous measure, within a period of thirty days, issued by the professional of conduct that intervenes, in order to guarantee the effectiveness in the control and execution of the decision.
In addition, you will need to attend Alcoholics Anonymous for therapy.
The court also issued a protection order in favor of the owners of the dogs in which it establishes that the defendant must refrain from bothering, intimidating, harassing, harassing or threatening them in any way, whether personally, by telephone or through text messages. WhatsApp texts or any other application.
Regarding the case, the Public Ministry explained that it happened on April 14, 2022, around 5:30 in the afternoon, on the main street of the Santo Cerro section when the domesticated canines named Lilo (chihuahua) and Hunter (mixed-race), were in front of their owners’ house.
He pointed out that Rodríguez Mejía passed by the place in his vehicle and that when he saw the dogs he stopped, dismounted and intentionally began to shoot at them.
The body prosecuting the crime indicated that the dog Lilo received two projectile impacts that caused breakage of the bony part of the upper jaw on the right side, staying lodged in the lower left jaw.
While Hunter received gunshot wounds that entered through the left abdominal cavity and exited through the right abdominal cavity, which caused his death.
The La Vega Prosecutor’s Office reported through a press release that the accused was arrested with a court order and that he had requested the imposition of preventive detention against him, as a measure of coercion, for violating Law 248-12, on Animal Protection. and Responsible Ownership.
