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DRACUT — Chief Peter Bartlett reports that the Dracut Police Department charged a Dracut man with animal cruelty in connection with an incident that led to the death of a pet dog.
ANTHONY SEGNINI, AGE 36, OF DRACUT, was arrested and charged with:
- Animal Cruelty
On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, Dracut Police were dispatched to a home on Sunset Road for a report of possible animal cruelty.
A resident returned home from work to find her 8-pound Yorkshire Terrier, Seamus unresponsive and covered in blood and feces. The resident took the dog to Wignall Animal Hospital, where it was pronounced dead.
A subsequent investigation by Dracut Police led to a necropsy being performed on the dog, and that procedure led to the discovery of numerous serious injuries to the dog, including broken ribs, collapsed lungs, and a blunt-force trauma injury to the dog’s head.
The investigation identified SEGNINI, the dog owner’s roommate, as the individual who allegedly caused those injuries to the dog.
SEGNINI was indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury in September, and was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court on Thursday, Oct. 24. SEGNINI was ordered released on personal recognizance and ordered to have no direct or indirect contact with the animal’s owner and residence, no unsupervised contact with the animal residing at the defendant’s residence and to possess no animals. The next date in this case is Nov. 21, 2024.
These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
