CARTHAGE — A Fayetteville man was charged Sunday with having sex with one of his boss’ dogs.
The Moore County Sheriff’s Office charged Samuel James Johnson, 30, of Wilson Avenue, with felony crimes against nature and misdemeanor cruelty to animals. Bail was set at $3,500.
A neighbor told authorities she saw Johnson assaulting one of two adult female pit bulls the morning of Aug. 21 in his front yard, said Animal Control Officer Frank Ringleberg.
Johnson was living in a mobile home on Autumn Drive in Vass before he moved to Fayetteville, Ringleberg said. The owners of Presidential Tree Service, the company where Johnson works, let their employees live in the mobile home, Ringleberg said.
Both dogs were taken to a veterinarian for examination, Detective Bill Mackey said. One of the dogs had minor injuries, but the veterinarian could not determine how the injuries were made, Mackey said.
The dogs are being held at the Moore County Animal Shelter until investigators or a judge determine whether to return the animals to their owners, Ringleberg said.
Johnson is scheduled to appear in Moore County District Court on Sept. 17.
Mackey and Ringleberg said crimes against nature charges involving animals are rare in Moore County.
“I couldn’t believe it when I got this call, trust me,” Ringleberg said. “I was driving and I had to pull over.”
A day before the charges were filed against Johnson, Ringleberg said he was in Vass investigating another complaint against the dogs — that they had attacked another neighborhood dog.
The Moore County Sheriff’s Office charged Samuel James Johnson, 30, of Wilson Avenue, with felony crimes against nature and misdemeanor cruelty to animals. Bail was set at $3,500.
A neighbor told authorities she saw Johnson assaulting one of two adult female pit bulls the morning of Aug. 21 in his front yard, said Animal Control Officer Frank Ringleberg.
Johnson was living in a mobile home on Autumn Drive in Vass before he moved to Fayetteville, Ringleberg said. The owners of Presidential Tree Service, the company where Johnson works, let their employees live in the mobile home, Ringleberg said.
Both dogs were taken to a veterinarian for examination, Detective Bill Mackey said. One of the dogs had minor injuries, but the veterinarian could not determine how the injuries were made, Mackey said.
The dogs are being held at the Moore County Animal Shelter until investigators or a judge determine whether to return the animals to their owners, Ringleberg said.
Johnson is scheduled to appear in Moore County District Court on Sept. 17.
Mackey and Ringleberg said crimes against nature charges involving animals are rare in Moore County.
“I couldn’t believe it when I got this call, trust me,” Ringleberg said. “I was driving and I had to pull over.”
A day before the charges were filed against Johnson, Ringleberg said he was in Vass investigating another complaint against the dogs — that they had attacked another neighborhood dog.
