Former "NYPD Blue" writer Ted Shuttleworth has found himself in a real-life legal entanglement, after allegedly killing his poodle by punching it in the face. Shuttleworth, who was arrested over the weekend, faces up to a year in prison for the death, the New York Post reports. Also read: NY Times Dog References Rise Under Pooch-Loving Editor, Professor Says According to the paper, the 51-year-old Shuttleworth punched the 4 1/2 pound poodle, named Lola (not pictured), after becoming annoyed with it on May 29. New York resident Shuttleworth brought the dog to a...
- 6/18/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
A former NYPD Blue writer has been arrested for killing his poodle. Ted Shuttleworth punched the dog in the face after he became angry with the animal, causing a severe brain injury that ultimately killed the pet, according to the New York Post. "Lola sustained a traumatic brain injury secondary to the application of blunt force to the right side of her head at the hands of the (more)...
- 6/18/2012
- by By Tara Fowler
- Digital Spy
New York — Police say a former television screenwriter was arrested after punching his poodle in the face so hard that it died of a brain injury.
The New York Post reports Sunday ( ) that 51-year-old Ted Shuttleworth was arrested Saturday at his home in Queens. The Post says Shuttleworth punched his dog on May 29 because he was angry with the animal. The dog weighed about four pounds. http://nyp.st/LYjcJc
A spokesman for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the dog sustained a traumatic brain injury.
The newspaper reports Shuttleworth is a former TV writer who once worked for "NYPD Blue." He could face up to a year in prison.
His wife tells the newspaper that the dog's death was a "horrible accident."
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Information from: New York Post, http://www.nypost.com...
The New York Post reports Sunday ( ) that 51-year-old Ted Shuttleworth was arrested Saturday at his home in Queens. The Post says Shuttleworth punched his dog on May 29 because he was angry with the animal. The dog weighed about four pounds. http://nyp.st/LYjcJc
A spokesman for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the dog sustained a traumatic brain injury.
The newspaper reports Shuttleworth is a former TV writer who once worked for "NYPD Blue." He could face up to a year in prison.
His wife tells the newspaper that the dog's death was a "horrible accident."
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Information from: New York Post, http://www.nypost.com...
- 6/17/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
A former screenwriter for "NYPD Blue" was arrested for beating a poodle to death and could face up to a year in prison. Ted Shuttleworth was busted Saturday morning in Queens, NY after punching his 4.5 lb poodle so hard in the face she died, according to the New York Post. The 51-year-old TV writer took the canine to the vet afterwards -- but her death raised suspicions and sparked an investigation by the Aspca. Following the necropsy,...
- 6/17/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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