Location: 40000 block of George Road in Cutler

Incident Date: 5-10-22

City: Cutler

Posted by: Media Relations

This afternoon, TCSO Deputies were called to the 40000 block of George Road in Cutler for an animal abuse case.

When they arrived, witnesses told Deputies that they saw 25-year-old Joshua Moody of Cutler beat a small dog to death. Moody ran away before Deputies got there.

Tonight, Deputies received a tip that Moody had returned to the home where the incident took place. When Deputies arrived, Moody, again, tried to run off, but was arrested after a chase.

Moody has been booked at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Pre-Trial Facility on charges of Cruelty to an Animal Resulting in Death and Resisting Arrest.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at 559-733-6218.