TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa dog groomer and the business owner are facing charges after Tulsa Animal Welfare learned of a dog groomer who allegedly hung and beat a dog to death in September.
TAW contacted Tulsa police, who started an investigation into the Doggy Doodles dog groomer Diego Jaimes Angel.
According to the court affidavit, a co-worker working close to Angel said she saw him hanging and repeatedly punching Atlas the Golden Doodle after the dog defecated on the grooming table. She said it lasted several minutes until he stopped.
At that point, he allegedly lowered and raised the grooming table, choking the dog. She said when Angel realized the dog was not breathing, he and another employee performed CPR and took the dog to a nearby animal hospital. The dog could not be saved.
Court records allege that the witness/co-worker talked to the grooming shop owner, who then pulled the security footage for review. The affidavit says an employee with the security company described the video as "a man murdering a dog."
Angel told police the dog's grooming was going well until the dog stopped breathing on the table. He said that's when he put the dog on the floor and performed CPR.
Investigators reviewed the tape as part of their investigation. Angel is charged with felony animal cruelty charges.
A month later on Oct. 10, Tulsa's district attorney filed two charges against the owner of Doggy Doodles — Rebecca Rutherford.
Rutherford is charged with accessory to a felony and obstruction of an officer.
Court documents allege Rutherford attempted to clean up evidence of the crime, lied to police officers and refused to turn over security footage.
James pleaded not guilty on Nov. 6th. A trial is schedule for August 26th.
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