NAPA VALLEY, CA — An emergency vet exam of an injured six-month-old puppy prompted an investigation that led to the canine owner's arrest.
Police arrested Aaron William Aranda, 31, of American Canyon Tuesday on suspicion of abuse.
Investigators suspect Aranda physically abused his six-month-old pit bull.
The investigation began after Aranda brought the injured puppy to a local emergency veterinary clinic. Veterinary staff suspected the dog's injuries to be consistent with physical abuse.
American Canyon police and Napa County Sheriff's Office detectives investigated how the puppy came to be injured. Aranda is suspected of the abuse, and authorities obtained a $50,000 arrest warrant.
Aranda was taken to the Napa County Department of Corrections.
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