Fresh information has surfaced on the case of an Oklahoma man who was taken into custody in St. Louis on more than twelve counts of animal cruelty.
Prosecutors in St. Louis filed 16 animal mistreatment charges against 38-year-old Robert Peters, nine of which were felonies.
Peters requested to cremate four canines at a crematorium in St. Louis. Cremating a pet is a typical request, but the staff saw that there were a lot of them and felt concerned, so they contacted the police.
The dogs’ cages were discovered stacked on top of each other; the officers noticed that several of the canines were covered in sawdust-like substance, as well as their own pee and feces.
They claimed the animals appeared listless because the truck’s rear was so hot.
According to KFOR, the suspect is linked to a murderous attack on his child that occurred in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, a few months ago.
The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office took notice of the arrest of 38-year-old Robert Peters in St. Louis after seeing his name in the news.
Peters, according to deputies, is the dad of the six-year-old kid who was killed in May after being savagely attacked by the household dogs.
“Regrettably, in my nearly three decades of experience, this is arguably the most heinous sight I have ever beheld,” remarked John Szymanski, chief deputy operations of the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office.
The youngster was abruptly assaulted when he was outdoors retrieving a charger from a parked car in the driveway.
After stepping out onto the yard, Peters discovered his son lifeless in the grass.
After the family was cleared of charges, everyone seemed to agree that it was a terrible accident. The conclusion was unanimous, according to Szymanski.
The dogs appeared to be under good care, according to the deputies.
Not only did they not seem to be hungry, but they were also not underweight. “We didn’t see anything like this coming because there was food and water outside for them,” Szymanski said.
Peters was interrogated by St. Louis police about his dog population during his detention. From his home in Oklahoma, he and his wife maintained a transport company that brought rescued dogs to potential adoptive homes.
During the event in May, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office was cognizant of their responsibilities.
In May, when the incident occurred, the father was working as a transporter, so his mother was not at home. Szymanski added that after the child’s death at the hands of the pack of dogs, the mother decided she no longer wanted to travel.
According to deputies, that’s when Peters stepped down as CEO.
It seems more likely that the mother was operating a van than a box truck during the transfer process.
The number of animals being carried at this time of year in this heat is simply too high, according to Szymanski.
On Tuesday afternoon, Peters made his appearance in court. He is to be jailed without bond after entering a not guilty plea.
His next court appearance is next Tuesday.
