An LA CEO is under investigation after a security camera captured him viciously beating his four-month-old puppy.
According to Newsweek, Previte said the concierge at his condo called him and "attempted to extort money from me so that he wouldn't report it to the building." He added that "There's nothing illegal about what I did... I said if you need to tell the building, tell the building. The building manager took it very seriously. I find it very unfortunate that we are even talking about this."
The Santa Monica Police Department wrote in a post on Facebook that the incident is being investigated by the Animal Services Unit as a possible violation of Penal Code 597(a).
Despite Previte's claim of legality, on Thursday evening the Santa Monica Police Department wrote in a tweet that its Animal Services Unit is investigating the incident for a possible violation of Penal Code 597(a) of the California Penal Code, Malicious Mischief Against an Animal / Animal Cruelty.
In a statement, the Seychelle Condominiums wrote, "The apparent conduct of the unit owner was abhorrent and completely unacceptable. Building management stands behind our employee and we took swift action, including contacting animal control and directing the resident to cease all contact with our employee. We continue to evaluate other measures that can be taken with our counsel."