ROCKY MOUNT, NC (WTVD) -- The Rocky Mount Police Department has charged a man after he stabbed a puppy following a verbal altercation.
Police say Marcus Johnson got into a verbal altercation with another person and then proceeded to stab that person's puppy.
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Johnson was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty.
In addition, he was given an order for arrest for violating a court order.
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The puppy was treated at a local vet and will recover.
Johnson was taken to the Nash County Jail and placed under a $1,000 secured bond.
Marcus Johnson was arrested and charged with Felony Animal Cruelty. (WTVD)