MEDIA RELEASE
Joshua White
A Kona man has been charged with felony offenses after being arrested for beating his dog.
An officer on Patrol in Kona on Monday observed an man repeatedly punching his dog in a car on Palihiolo Street in the Kealakekua area. The Humane Society was called and police identified the man as 23-year-old Joshua White, who was wanted for a car theft from a body shop on Maiau Street in Kailua-Kona on October 7.
White was arrested and taken to the Kona police cellblock while detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section continued the investigation.
At 12:40 p.m. Tuesday (November 25), detectives charged him with felony cruelty to animals, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and first-degree theft. His bail was set at $45,000.
He remained at the cellblock until his initial court appearance on Wednesday (November 26).
Holy crap. His life out of control so he took it out on the dog? Thank heavens he didn’t have a child handy to vent on.
I am glad to see all life being treated equally, whether he was beating a dog or a child, he was still abusing the living. He needs to be more strictly penalized for his actions.