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Florida woman arrested for stabbing boyfriend's dog, deputies say

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Published  December 30, 2024 12:36pm EST
Hernando County
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • Megan Mileskiewicz is accused of stabbing and injuring her boyfriend's dog.
    • Deputies said the 2-year-old pit bull sustained two lacerations on his back, but the injuries were not life-threatening.
    • She was arrested after initially refusing to come out of a shed where she was hiding, according to deputies.

SPRING HILL, Fla. - A woman is facing animal cruelty charges after the Hernando County Sheriff's Office said she stabbed her boyfriend's dog multiple times.

According to HCSO, deputies responded to a Spring Hill home where they found the suspect, Megan Mileskiewicz, 23, hiding behind a tool shed in the backyard.

Courtesy: Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

Courtesy: Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

Mileskiewicz refused to come out, so deputies physically removed her, investigators said.

A witness told investigators that the suspect became angry with the dog without warning, and armed herself with a pocketknife before trying to stab the dog.

Deputies said the 2-year-old pit bull sustained two lacerations on his back, but the injuries were not life-threatening.

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After the incident, Mileskiewicz told investigators that the dog was "bothering" her, and she became upset and "made a mistake."

Mileskiewicz is charged with animal cruelty and resisting an officer without violence.

She was booked into the Hernando County Detention Center with a bond of $3,500.

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