A 19-year-old Reston man is facing a number of charges after police say he tossed a guinea pig to its death.
The incident happened Friday afternoon on the 2200 block of Castle Rock Square.
“Around 12:40 p.m. Animal Protection Police responded to assist officers on a domestic violence incident in the Reston area,” Fairfax County Police said in a report today. “The suspect had thrown the victim’s pet guinea pig off the balcony and left the area. APP took the animal for an evaluation and determined it was deceased.”
Theron Boone was arrested Saturday and taken to the Adult Detention Center. He faces charges of animal cruelty, domestic violence, destruction of property and preventing someone from calling 911.
Photo courtesy FCPD
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