LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – A man was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly stabbing a dog multiple times outside a residence in Lexington Park. The incident took place on March 25 in the 21000 block of Exquisite Court.
Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a disturbance. When they arrived, they found a dog bleeding on the front porch. Corey Allen Barbour McDowney, 48, who lives at the residence, told deputies he had been attacked by the dog and stabbed it in self-defense. However, officers did not find any injuries on McDowney.
A second resident at the home gave a different account of the situation. According to the witness, he and McDowney had argued, and the witness left the house and got into his vehicle. From the vehicle, the witness saw McDowney bring the dog outside and stab it at least seven times. The dog had been kept inside a cage in the bedroom of the witness before the incident.
As a result, McDowney was arrested and charged with aggravated cruelty to an animal, unlawfully causing unnecessary suffering or pain to an animal, animal cruelty, and malicious destruction of property exceeding $1,000. He was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, where he awaits a bond hearing.
