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Posted on 02/09/2006 6:34:49 AM PST by freepatriot32
SOUTH BEND -- A former St. Joseph County police officer indicted on a charge of cruelty to an animal is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 23.
A St. Joseph County grand jury Tuesday indicted Curt Seufert, 32, of South Bend, in connection with the Nov. 26 death of his girlfriend's dog.
The case has attracted attention from animals rights activists across the country, including comedian Richard Pryor, who died in December.
The indictment was sealed until late Wednesday afternoon when a summons was issued for Seufert to appear in court in two weeks.
The grand jury did not return an indictment in another case it reviewed.
Seufert is accused of beating an Akita owned by South Bend police officer Jennifer Radican the night of Nov. 25-26.
Unofficial reports indicated the dog suffered a broken leg and back. Radican found the dog dead in her basement when she arrived home from a part-time job. Her other dog, a Siberian husky, was cowering upstairs, she told police. Both dogs were muzzled.
The couple had a verbal dispute before Radican had left for her part-time job, according to a police report.
Seufert was placed on leave after the incident. He later resigned as a road patrol officer after Sheriff Frank Canarecci recommended to the county police Merit Board that he be discharged. Seufert was on the department three years.
Radican went to court to obtain a protective order against Seufert, who was prohibited from having a gun.
At a Dec. 15 hearing, she described an escalating pattern of behavior by Seufert when he became angry. She told the judge she was afraid she could be the next one hurt.
Radican said Seufert at first threw inanimate objects when he was angry. He progressed to where he kicked her dogs and had choked a dog, Radican said in court.
If convicted of the misdemeanor cruelty charge, Seufert could face up to a year in jail and a fine up to $5,000.
Seufert's attorney, Michael Tuszynski, did not return a call Wednesday from The Tribune.
Prosecutor Michael Dvorak had no comment Wednesday about the case.
The matter in which the grand jury returned no charges was the Jan. 3 death of Michael Kovacevich, 47, of South Bend.
The death was ruled a homicide by the county coroner.
The autopsy showed Kovacevich died of blunt force trauma to the left side of his head and neck, not the right side where he hit his head in a fall in the shower, records indicate.
Kovacevich reported to police Dec. 24, he was punched several times by a Michigan City man who was upset with Kovacevich for talking to the man's ex-girlfriend.
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If true, I don’t believe he is the type we need with a badge and gun.
Troll.
Some cultures eat dogs. Ours does not. Meat is meat, but I like the culture we have and do not wish to see it changed.
This should be a felony with harsher punishment.
An Akita? Too bad it was muzzled. . .
If you kick to death the animal you're planning on eating for dinner, I hope you go to prison too.
I don't know what the stuff about the death of Kovacevich at the bottom means... is that related to this Seufert guy?
You are obviously TRYING to get a reaction.
OK, I'll bite.
Most of us here at FR are animal lovers, but we also recognize YOU for what you are.
Too bad the dog was muzzled. It takes a true coward or sicko to beat a dog who's muzzled. That's like tying someone's hands behind their back then throwing them in a boxing ring.
Death penalty. Sickos who torture dogs need to stop using up our air.
While undoubtedly this was just angry retaliation (unless I see more of a story) - no. Possibly $5000 + year in jail is pretty stiff. Never mind what the lady might sue for.
"I look forward to the day we can buy DOG steaks at Walmart. Animals are to be eaten.
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Nice troll.
Nah, looks like it's just a report on the grand jury rulings that was headlined using only one of the cases reviewed.
I can't believe this guy was ever assigned a badge and a gun. Badly as I feel for the poor dogs, I'm glad he exposed himself for what he is before he took out his rage on a fellow human being. And as the person responsible for the creatures, I think the girlfriend tolerated his abuse for way too long. Abuse my animals ONCE, your butt is out of my house and my life!
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