FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A Port St. Lucie woman is facing several charges after after she is accused of stealing a special needs 6-week-old puppy, dumping him and leaving him to die, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office said Monday.
Onicia Marie Prince, 44, was arrested Monday at her home and is facing two counts of torture/inflict pain with serious physical injury or death, abandonment of an animal, larceny/petit theft and burglary of a conveyance, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office said in a video on its Instagram page.
Detectives located G-Night, an American bulldog, inside his dog carrier in a wooded area three days after his owner reported him stolen.
The dog died from dehydration and malnutrition about six hours after deputies returned him to his owner.
Body-camera video shows a battering ram used to break down the door of Prince's home.