ORANGE PARK, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man is accused of beating a lady with a wire and forcing his youngsters to kill their teacup pig.
Glen Byrd, 35, of Orange Park was arrested on Feb. 15 for the abuse that occurred in October and November of 2024, courtroom data say.
An arrest warrant obtained by Action News Jax stated Byrd hit a lady with a “indifferent dryer cable” after getting offended at spilled chips on the kitchen desk. The sufferer instructed officers he additionally dumped juice on her and her siblings and used a hammer to shatter a glass desk.
In Byrd’s arrest warrant, authorities stated the kid’s bodily accidents and testimony had been ample sufficient to cost him with youngster abuse.
A second warrant from October 2024 stated there was substantial proof to show Byrd “inspired and orchestrated” the killing of a pet pig.
Action News Jax reported that Byrd inspired the kids to “strike the household’s pet pig, with a hammer, till it stopped transferring.”
After the pig died, Byrd allegedly instructed his 17-year-old stepson to dump the teacup pig into the neighborhood retention pond. The teenager instructed officers Byrd needed to pet useless however needed the kid to do it for him, the report stated.
The affidavit confirmed that Byrd was ordered to not have contact with the kids or personal any pets.
Byrd was arrested on costs of kid abuse with out nice bodily hurt and aggravated animal cruelty with extreme ache or demise.
