According to a
press release from the Hockley County Sheriff’s Office, deputies on the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 6 responded to a call about a potential case of animal cruelty involving two dogs at an area located in the 400 block of East Ellwood Boulevard, which is about 25 miles northwest of Lubbock. Upon arriving at the scene, first responders located the caller and based on the information provided, opened an investigation into “suspected criminal offenses.”
Detectives say that a preliminary investigation initially uncovered evidence indicating that the complaint stemmed from an adult male suspect driving his car “with a dog tethered to the rear of his vehicle.” However, investigators said they quickly learned that when the alleged incident began, the suspect had two dogs tethered to the vehicle. Several witnesses to the alleged event provided statements to deputies and they were able to identify Sherrod as the primary suspect in the investigation.
As the investigation into the alleged animal cruelty complaint was going on, another call came in to the sheriff’s dispatch center regarding another disturbance. The caller said there was an altercation between two men and a third male subject. Investigators soon determined that the altercation was directly related to their ongoing animal cruelty investigation. Based on the information gathered at the scene, the matter was referred to the HCSO’s Criminal Investigations Division.
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