Bonita Springs man accused of beating dog during domestic dispute

Lee County Sheriff”s Office deputies have arrested a man accused of beating a dog during a domestic dispute in Bonita Springs.

Krishna Barclay, 24, faces charges of felony animal cruelty, felony criminal mischief, assault and obstruction without violence.

According to LCSO, the incident happened early morning on Tuesday off Crest Preserve Circle. The victim told deputies Barclay, of Bonita Springs, became enraged when she didn’t answer her phone and claimed he beat her dog, a 10-month-old hound mix named Baby.

The victim drove home and found injuries and feces on Baby, LCSO said.

While the victim cared for her dog, Barclay is accused of smashing her phone and threatening to attack her. The victim fled with her hound and a good Samaritan called 911.

When deputies arrived, they observed scratches and swelling on the dog’s face.

The hound is expected to make a full recovery.

Dog owners want to make sure Barclay can never do anything like this again.

“He’s like my child, you know? He is like a child,” said Janet Graham about her dog.

After all, coming home to see your child, bloody, bruised, swelling, and covered in feces is every parent’s nightmare.

“It’s beyond my understanding why anybody would do that to a helpless animal,” said Josie Basile, another dog owner.

Graham thinks Barclay’s abuse should not be forgotten.

“If he ever has children and gets angry with his wife or his girlfriend, what he will do to the kids?” Graham said. “I mean, that’s a scary thing, so I think, yeah, the right thing to do is to make it known that he has this in his past.”

Barclay was released from jail on Wednesday after posting bond, records show.