A Volusia County man is being accused of repeatedly trying to drown a pit bull in a retention pond, according to Daytona Beach Police.
- Witness said he saw man trying to drown a pit bull
- Kurtis Kimble was arrested for felony animal cruelty
- Dog was taken to emergency animal hospital and treated for its injuries
Bobby Owens, a witness to the incident, said he didn't know what was happening at first.
"I was looking out my bedroom window, and I saw the pit bull swimming out there in the park, which I didn't think anything of it — it's hot," Owens said. "I said, 'Maybe the owner is close by.' So, I walked around the house to my patio door and I see this guy throwing sticks at the dog, so I say,'What's going on?'"
Daytona Beach Police arrested Kurtis Kimble, 35, for felony animal cruelty. Investigators said he repeatedly tried to drown the pit bull over the course of several minutes.
"This guy walked up, got into the water up to his waist and grabbed the dog around the collar and pushed him down in the water, trying to drown him," Owens said. "So, the dog was fighting and both of them came out. They came back to shore. Both of them laying there and the dog finally came to his senses and he went back into the water and this guy went back after him again."
The incident happened at the North Street Park retention pond on Bethune Street in Daytona Beach on Sunday afternoon.
Owens then said the man picked up the dog and body-slammed it.
Daytona Beach Police arrested Kimble at the scene. The pit bull was taken to a nearby emergency animal hospital and treated for its injuries.