Man 'killed German Shepherd puppy by putting it in dishwasher and dumping it in trash can'

Marcus Curry, 27, was charged with aggravated animal cruelty after allegedly running his dog through the dishwasher
A maintenance man found the puppy's wet dead body in a nearby bin
Curry admitted he left the German Shepherd inside the machine 'too long'
Marcus Curry, 27, has been charged for allegedly killing a German Shepherd puppy like this one by running it through a dishwasher

A 27-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly killing a puppy by putting it in a running dishwasher to keep it from defecating in his apartment.

Marcus Curry has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty after leaving the tiny German Shepherd in the dishwasher 'too long' before dumping its dead body in a trash can on Wednesday.

The Memphis resident was arrested after a maintenance man found the dead canine in a red duffel bag in a dumpster near Curry's Eden at Watersedge Apartments home on South Mendenhall Rd.

Workers at the complex told News Channel 3 they noticed the mixed-breed puppy tied up for days on Curry's balcony on a short cord with no water.

When they told Curry he needed to take better care of the dog, he took it inside.

About an hour later, Curry allegedly came outside with a red duffel bag which he threw in a dumpster.

Henry Jones, one of the workers who had given the dog some water, found the wet puppy in the garbage.

'I was thinking to myself ‘That must be the dog,'' Jones told News Channel 3.

'I unzipped the bag and saw the dog and it was wet.'


Marcus Curry was arrested by Tennessee authorities for allegedly killing a puppy by placing it in a running dishwasher

Huffington Post reports a police affidavit said Curry told officers he didn't put the dog into the dishwasher, but admitted to putting the body in the bag and throwing it into a trash bin.



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