"If my agent didn't get rolled by Marvel at contract time I could have paid the fine instead. "
Posted on 10/25/2010 4:16:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Edwin Fry, 73, said he wasn't going to let Buddy Tough rot in jail, but he didn't intend to pay the $100 fine to free him.
Instead, on Oct. 13 he drove his lawn mower to the town's kennel, cut through the cage with a large pair of bolt cutters and started home with Buddy Tough on his lap. Fry's not denying what he did. He warned police to stay away from his dog and meant it, he said.
"I told them 'I don't advise you take my dog unless you want to face my shotgun,'" Fry said.
"They told me they were going to kill him — so there was no choice but to take matters into my own hands."
Hydro police officer Chris Chancellor said ever since two pit bull terriers killed a high school student's show calf three weeks ago, the department has been flooded with calls about unleashed dogs.
"We don't have the manpower to patrol for loose dogs, but we act on every complaint," Chancellor said.
Chancellor said there were numerous complaints about Fry's dog. One woman complained Buddy Tough was coming to her house and causing a ruckus with her dogs.
In a separate incident, a senior fell and injured herself trying to get Buddy Tough off her porch one night. After that, a resident caught the dog and brought him to the police station, he said.
Buddy Tough had already been in the city pound once before. That time, Fry paid the $50 fine and had him released.
The second offense would be a $100 fine, but Fry was told he could retrieve his dog, take the citation and sort out the fine in court, Chancellor said.
"I've been in law enforcement 20 years, and this is the first time I've known of anyone that has busted a dog out of jail," Chancellor said.
Chancellor said he saw Fry leaving the kennel with the dog, but didn't stop him right away.
"He'd threatened to shoot us before, so I approached him with caution," Chancellor said. "I was afraid he might have had a rifle with him."
Once Fry stopped, Chancellor held him at gunpoint. "He stood up and had the dog in one arm and dropped the 3-foot bolt cutters he had in the other hand," Chancellor said.
Fry was arrested on complaints of second-degree burglary, trespassing and destruction of city property. Formal charges were not as stringent.
He faces a municipal charge of allowing an animal to run at-large, and a misdemeanor charge in Caddo County District Court of breaking and entering.
Fry spent several days in jail. His bail was set at $1,000 requiring a $100 deposit to a bondsman for release, but no one seemed willing to put up the money, Chancellor said.
Eventually, a Hydro resident came to his rescue. While Fry was in jail, the dog was euthanized. "He's flying now with the angels, and I know I'll see him again," Fry said.
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Nice job, Edwin. A fine and jailtime for you, and you killed you dog.
If he loved Buddy Tough all that much he should have kept him off the street.
They killed the dog anyway.
They didn’t have to do that.
Sounds like something that would have happened in Hulbert, OK.
Goofy town.
Speechless...
The guy was wrong and should have paid his fine, but sheesh. And to compare a poodle that is small enough that he could carry it around to calf killing pit bulls?? The town probably hoped the old man would croak, too.
just stupid nazis doing their job
No the cops killed the dog and they DID IT ON PURPOSE!
You’re continued “bootlicking” support of our “masters in blue” is noted.
Oh, shut up. Where were you idiots when the Ramos and Compean threads were going full force? Whimpering in a corner somewhere, no doubt.
"If my agent didn't get rolled by Marvel at contract time I could have paid the fine instead. "
Welcome to HYDRO boys and girls.......ya follow the rules and ya’ll be jes fine.
If’n ya don’t, well, lemme tell y’all a story bout buddy....
What are you talking about? I did not agree with that decision either. One of the reasons, I quit supporting Bush.
See what I mean? You don’t know what the hell you are talking about. Compean went “Rambo” and started firing shots, and all you guys did was cower in a corner somewhere. Hypocrites.
Why is this simple concept so difficult for some people to understand?
Didn’t even have to pay up front to have gotten the dog free; could have just signed a citation to appear in court later, and they would have released the dog to him. Now, they’re both screwed.
Neither of them sound like they would be a good neighbor.
And, while working in an ER, I saw first hand the damage that an enraged “sweet little poodle” did to someone...someone who deserved it, in that case.
I also got to laugh like heck when our (long ago) landlord’s chihuahua taught her four pups how to take care of an armed robber one fine rent day. Guy, as well as dropping his weapon, really learned some fancy new dance steps, giving our L.L. time to pull his own .38 out of his (Yes, really!) ANKLE HOLSTER. Real joke was, NO CASH; it was all checks. That guy’s ankles and calves were shredded by the the time the dogs were called off; he was happy to sit & wait for the cops.
But stories about Fluffy the poodle getting shot or otherwise bring out the retards.
"Hey, if it looks like you can kick the dog thirty yards, you should probably get ready to kick the dog thirty yards."
I knocked one about 30 feet once.
I threw a huge Sunday paper into the yard, and the silly bugger flew off the porch full speed, jumped, and “caught” it in mid air; Poor bugger was smaller and light than that supplement stuffed paper. He flew backwards with it in his mouth, then hit the ground, and did about three backwards flips into the side of he house, finally landing, stunned, on his back with the paper on top of him.
I slammed to a stop, and the owner came running outside. “He’s okay; I saw it all, it was his own fool fault, and worse, he won’t learn from it!” Sadly, she was right; I had to be on the lookout for that idiot after that, as he would still try to catch the daily paper if he was outside.
I have always known you were an idiot. Thanks for making it plain to everyone else.
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