Police: Dog Stabbed to Death in Domestic Dispute

A man is in custody after officers found two dogs dead in Dumfries on Monday morning, according to Prince William County Police.

Gerard Darvell Williams, 32, of the 17700 block of Confederate Ct, Dumfries, is charged with felony animal cruelty, misdemeanor animal cruelty, domestic assault & battery and destruction of property. He is being held without bond.

At 8:45 a.m. Monday, officers responded to Williams' home regarding a domestic dispute with weapons. The victim, a 29-year-old woman of Dumfries, told police that she was in an argument with William when he pushed her and threw her phone against a sliding glass door, shattering it.

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"After the parties had separated, the victim attempted to gather her belongings and leave the home," said police spokesman Jonathan Perok. "At that point, the victim stated she witnessed the accused use a kitchen knife to stab her dog."

Officers found the dog, an adult male pit bull, dead with a stab wound in its back. A second dog, a 2-week-old puppy was also deceased and a second puppy was critically injured — both apparently due to blunt force trauma, according to Perok.

Three other puppies and an adult female pit bull were also located in the home and appeared to be unharmed.

Police note additional charges are pending further investigation.