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A Bentonville man said he injured his wife’s Yorkie by smashing the animal’s head against a brick wall and kicking it several times in the ribs.

Charles Clark Wright, 36, was arrested in connection with aggravated animal cruelty — a Class D felony.

Wright’s wife came home July 23 to find Momo, her 6-year-old Yorkie, “barely responsive” with “bruising around his eye and an abrasion to the back of his head,” according to a probable cause affidavit.

Veterinarians at Sugar Creek Animal Hospital found Momo had a “large fracture to the back of (his) skull slightly above the spine” and broken ribs that were healing.

The vets added the injury “would have caused substantial pain to Momo that would have lasted until treated,” according to the affidavit.

As of Friday (Aug. 2) afternoon, Momo was recovering well and still had all his mental faculties intact, according to Dr. Doug Parker with Sugar Creek Animal Hospital.

Parker said Momo is still somewhat shaky when he walks but has made “remarkable strides.”

Wright provided no reason to his wife about why he smashed Momo’s head. He declined to make a statement to Bentonville police.

A child at the residence said Wright took Momo from his kennel the day of the injury. The child said Wright went outside, where he heard Momo yelp, before Wright returned with the dog and put him in the kennel, according to the affidavit.

Wright did apologize to his wife, however, saying “he didn’t mean to” injure Momo.
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FTA - Wright did apologize to his wife, however, saying “he didn’t mean to” injure Momo.

Exactly what he's going to say the next time when he gets angry and takes it out on the kids... then his wife...

Just use him as a test subject for vertical, high-g acceleration tests.
 
Oh I get that some folks don't care for the little yappy dogs. Not my favorite, although I'd never mistreat one. How big of a man does it take to beat up on a little yorkie? Hell, a cocker spaniel probably would make him piss his sissy pants.
 
January 28, 2020
A man was sentenced to 13 days in the Benton County Jail after admitting he threw a 5-pound Yorkie into a wall.

Charles Clark Wright, 37, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty.

Megan Wright said her husband, Charles, smashed her dog's head against a brick wall, according to the affidavit. Wright said she has owned her Yorkshire terrier, Momo, for six years.

Wright said she came home and found Momo lying in the kennel. The dog appeared to be injured and wouldn't stand up. She said Momo was barely responsive and had bruising around his eye and an abrasion on the back of his head, according to the affidavit. She took the dog to Sugar Creek Animal Clinic.

Charles Wright told his wife that he smashed Momo's head against the side of the house, according to the affidavit. An X-ray revealed a large fracture to the back of Momo's skull slightly above the spine, the affidavit states.

Dr. Doug Parker at the animal clinic said the injury was consistent with being hit with something or being struck against an angled object such as a corner of a wall, according to the affidavit. Parker also said he discovered Momo had three fractured ribs broken sometime within the past two weeks, according court documents.

Benton County Circuit Judge Robin Green reluctantly accepted the plea agreement.

She asked Charles Wright why he injured the dog.

"I was really stressed and frustrated," he said. "It was taking the dog too long to go to the restroom."

Shane Wilkinson, Wright's attorney, said his client has completed 30 to 40 hours of anger management. He also said the dog was OK.

Joshua Robinson, deputy prosecutor, told the judge he met with Wright's wife and she was in agreement with the plea.

Green sentenced Wright to 13 days in jail and placed him on a one-year suspended sentence.
 
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