TMP Reports
Posted: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 1:00 pm

A 14-year-old beagle was put down after suffering a beating from a man Friday off Primm Lane, a sheriff’s deputy reported.

The beagle was running loose on Primm Lane when it suffered the beating, Deputy Michael Romans reported. Owner Zack Primm of Middle Tennessee Boulevard was visiting his mother when the dog was outside.

“They later found out that the dog was severely beaten by a male subject,” Romans reported. “Primm advised that the teeth in the dog’s mouth were knocked out and they found a piece of a stick about 1-inch in diameter lodged in the eye socket.”

The beagle was still alive. Due to the extent of his injuries, Primm took the pet to the emergency veterinarian who put the dog down.

Detective Troy Hooker is investigating.