Father accused of killing 2 dogs as punishment
A Harrah man shot and killed his teenage daughter’s two dogs to punish her for not doing the dishes, investigators say.
Jeffrey Don Edwards, 35, was jailed late Wednesday on complaints of animal cruelty. He was released early Thursday after posting $10,000 bail.
Edward’s 17-year-old daughter told investigators her father “got mad at her” Tuesday night for not having the dishes done or the house cleaned.
“Her father was mad ... and began throwing dishes,” an investigator with the Oklahoma County sheriff’s office reported in a court affidavit.
The daughter then called her mother, who picked her
up from Edward’s house in Harrah. When the daughter returned to the house Wednesday morning, she found “blood all over the place” and her two dogs missing, an investigator reported.
Her uncle told her Edwards “shot her dogs to punish her,” according to investigators.
The daughter also said she found dried blood in the bed of her pickup. Investigators found tire tracks that led to a wooded area southwest of the house. The two dogs were found shot to death on the property about 100 yards from the residence.
After the shootings, Edwards reportedly visited a nearby convenience store and told two employees about killing
the dogs. One employee said Edwards told them “his house was dirty and he lost his temper then shot the dogs without remorse,” according to investigators.
One dog was a golden retriever named Jessica Dawn. The other dog was a blue heeler-Labrador mix named Duck, authorities said. The dogs remains were sent to veterinarians at Oklahoma State University for forensic evaluation.
Investigators obtained a search warrant and discovered at least two rifles, a handgun and various ammunition on the property, records show.
Edwards is an independent contractor, authorities said.
In 2011, Edwards pleaded guilty in a driveby shooting case and was sentenced to five years’ probation. He admitted firing a shotgun out the window of a pickup.