“Did you see her collar fly off
when I shot her? That was awesome!”
Adan Salazar
An Oklahoma police officer shot
and killed a family’s dog and later laughed about it to a responding animal
control unit, reports claim.
On Wednesday, Ardmore resident
Sarah Jo Ellen Brown reportedly arrived home to news that her family’s pit bull
dog “Cali” was dead.
“When the owner, Sarah, got
there, the officer said, ‘We shot your dog, she’s dead,” a Change.org petition
launched in Cali’s honor states.
According to multiple sources,
Ardmore Police Sergeant Brice Woolley responded to a call regarding a dog that
had escaped and was wandering the neighborhood.
“I’m not waiting for animal
control,” Sgt. Woolley allegedly stated as he grabbed his shotgun to confront
the doomed pooch.
As pictures show, Sgt. Woolly,
who works the day shift patrol in Ardmore, next shot the dog, killing it
immediately. “She had done nothing to provoke the officer,” the Change
petition, which has been signed over 2,900 times, notes.
“Did you see her collar fly off
when I shot her? That was awesome,” Brown claims Woolly bragged to the
responding animal control officer, who supposedly replied, “We’ll just write in
the report that it tried to attack you and others in the neighborhood.”
Sgt. Woolly has a checkered
past with the department. Woolly’s name last year appeared in a complaint
lodged by one of his fellow officers, who claimed he suffered “intentional
infliction of emotional distress,” among other trauma, at the hands of the
department.
Last year, Woolly was also
specifically named in a complaint by an Ardmore citizen accusing him of
multiple violations, including conducting a warrantless entry and search of the
citizen’s home.
“Fuck you bitch! What do you
think about this? I hope you enjoy jail bitch. I’ve finally got you on
something and you’re going back to prison,” Woolly is reported to have told the
person.
Way back in November 2000,
Woolly, who at the time worked for the Tishomingo Police Department, also shot
and killed 36-year-old Jeff Wayne Baxter, who he claimed had attacked him.
“Facts came out in the lawsuit and Brice Woolly’s account of the murder didn’t
correspond with the dash cam footage. The City of Tishomingo settled that
lawsuit in the murder of Jeff Baxter,” an article at TheFreeThoughtProject.com
claims.
“During the lawsuit proceedings,
it was discovered officer Brice Woolly failed multiple psychological exams
required to be a police officer. At some point, Woolly was allowed to join the
ranks.”
In the days since the incident
transpired, a Facebook page has been created dedicated to seeking “Justice for
Cali.” A walk in memory of Cali is scheduled to take place tonight, and a group
is also planning to assemble at the Ardmore police department Saturday, with
over 580 people already pledging to attend. As for legal remedies, the page’s admin
says it “is being handled.”