Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - A former City of Tonawanda man faces two years behind bars after admitting to stabbing a dog inside his home.
21-year-old Emery Kawski pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty in connection with the incident on Feb. 24 last year, where he admitted to intentionally stabbing a 4-year-old Boston Terrier named Pop Rocks.
A necropsy determined the dog died from multiple sharp-force trauma wounds to his abdomen. Analysis of a knife, recovered from the kitchen sink of the defendant’s home, tested positive for canine blood.
While the case was pending in the Tonawanda City Court, the Erie County District Attorney's Office obtained a securing order to prohibit Kawski from owning, harboring, or having custody or control of any animals.
After the indictment, Judge Kenneth Case modified the securing order, over the prosecutors' objection, to allow him to continue to live at the residence on condition he be supervised while in the presence of any animals.