Boone County Man Slits Dog's Throat

(Boone County) - James Harold Plogger, 59, of Bandytown, in Boone County, was arrested Saturday night on felony animal cruelty charges. Police say Plogger made a noose and lassoed it around the neck of his neighbor's walker dog while the owner's 13 year old son was taking it for a walk, then pulled the dog over a nearby fence and slit its neck. The dog's owner, Wesley Boggs, says the dog is in stable condition at a Kanawha County animal hospital, but it will need surgery.