Alleged Puppy Killer Surrenders to Baltimore Police

BALTIMORE, MD — The man accused of killing four puppies last month has turned himself in, Baltimore Police said.

Donald Yearwood, 21, of the 1300 block of Huntover Drive in Odenton, has been charged with 17 counts of aggravated animal cruelty.

Officials said they were called to a house in the 3700 block of 10th Street in Brooklyn, where witnesses reported seeing Yearwood kill the puppies in front of several young children on Nov. 9.

Yearwood had been trying to sleep and the puppies were making noise, so he stomped on and kicked them, threw them down a flight of stairs, put them in a box and left, witnesses told police.

Hours later, police were called after four puppies were found in a dumpster by a group of children in the 1200 block of Cambria Street. Three puppies were pronounced deceased and a fourth was taken to an animal hospital, where officials said he later died.

Surveillance footage showed Yearwood putting something in the dumpster.

Police obtained a warrant Nov. 16 for the arrest of Yearwood.

He turned himself in at the southern district police station at approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, according to a statement from the Baltimore Police Department.

Yearwood remained in custody on Friday.

Related: Suspected Puppy Killer Wanted for 17 Counts of Animal Cruelty

Mugshot courtesy of the Baltimore Police Department.