Man charged in kicking death of dog in San Francisco

Thursday, June 14, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A suspect is now in custody after video was released of a man kicking a small dog in San Francisco.

Twenty-four-year-old Nicholas Michael Cornelius is charged with felony animal cruelty for the June 1 incident on Market Street.




VIDEO: Officials searching for man caught on camera kicking dog, fracturing its skull
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Police say Cornelius is the man in the surveillance video.

You can see the suspect kicking a small dog, then just seconds later, kicking it again.

The 3-year-old terrier mix, Puppet, died from his injuries.

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