Man Charged With Beating Service Dog To Death In Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — An Irvine man was behind bars Wednesday, after authorities accused him of beating a service dog to death in a Santa Ana parking lot for defecating in his car, the Orange County Register reported.

Randy Francois, 40, was charged in September for two felony counts of cruelty to animals. According to the report, he failed to appear in court after bonding out of custody and an arrest warrant was issued for Francois.

He was arrested Tuesday and stands accused of killing a Yorkshire Terrier service dog June 28 in a parking lot in the 1500 block of East 17th St., Santa Ana Police Sgt. Maria Lopez told the OC Register. Francois reportedly killed the dog with his bare hands because the dog defecated in his car, she said.

Francois' arraignment was scheduled for Monday in Santa Ana. There was no further information immediately available.

To read more about the Irvine man facing animal cruelty charges for beating a service dog to death, read the full article on the Orange County Register.