Andrea Rosebrock 
Omar was a beautiful 3 year old Doberman who had been well loved and cared for. Sadly, his owner could not take care of him but want to do the best for him so she found what she thought was a wonderful home for him.
Things get a little murky after that. It’s not really known yet if the person gave Omar away or exactly what happen. What is known is that this sweet and beautiful dog wound up in the hands of Tyrell Suggs of Smyth County, Virginia.
On July 2, 2008, police investigated due to a complaint of a foul smell coming from Suggs’ apartment. When they got in, what they found was a horror.
Suggs had leashed Omar and tied him in a closet and closed the door on him. He had starved to death, alone and abandoned, in the small dark closet that had become first his prison, then his coffin after weeks without food or water.
Omar didn’t go easily either. He’d clawed the door in desperation, chewed through the leash, pieces of which were found in his stomach during the necropsy.
Suggs’ excuse? He was in jail. What utter BS!!
Like this human piece of trash couldn’t have told someone, anyone in the weeks that he had the chance about his poor dog left abandoned in the dark hole of a closet. He couldn’t tell the arresting officers? Neighbors? Anyone at jail? He could but he didn’t! He left that poor dog to die a horrible and painful death.
Now Suggs will be in court on September 19 in Smyth County. Smyth County has had only a few successful animal cruelty prosecutions since 2008. Most of the time they don’t even bother because animal cruelty is not a priority to prosecute.
Caroline Watembach, founder of Saving Furry Friends, Inc., a local rescue and sanctuary in Glade Spring, VA, has gotten personally involved and is working to make sure Omar gets justice.
Caroline lives just 5 miles from Suggs apartment where Omar was found cruelly starved to death. Had she known, she would had rescued him and taken him in, made sure he was safe and cared for. Caroline was in touch with Omar’s original owner, a microchip led back to her. Needless to say, she was just devastated and heartbroken. The photo above of Omar in much happier times came from her.
She didn’t want to give Omar up and rather then surrender him to the animal shelter, an almost sure death, she diligently worked to find him a good home. She thought she did. She never imagined the cruel fate that was in store for her beloved dog.
I’m asking you to help… help Caroline…. help Omar’s original owner whose guilt is untenable…. and most of all, help Omar get justice. He had no voice while he lived and now in death, we must now all be his voice for justice!!
Ask Smyth County of prosecute Tyrell Suggs to the fullest extent of the law. Do not let this cruel crime be swept under the carpet like so many are there, again and again.
Please, help us get the word out…. write, email and call…. sign the petition.
Contact Information
Presiding Judge
Hon. Joseph S. Tate
109 West Main Street
Marion, VA 24354
Prosecutor
Jill Lawson
109 West Main Street
Marion, VA 24354
jlawson@smythcounty.org
Sign the PETITION!!
Tyrell Suggs’ court hearing will be held on September 19, 2008 at 10:30 am at Virginia’s Smyth County General District Court. If you are in the area, will you attend to show your support??
Please, help to get the word out, post and crosspost this…. email it to friends and family…. share it in forums and groups. We want to get 10,000 signatures to let Smyth County know the eyes of the world are watching and that we care and we demand justice for Omar, left to starve to death.
Sounds like Tyrell Suggs is from the same sorry gene pool as Christine Dawn Abrams (who starved Ella).
Maybe the dog cloning being performed could be modified for humans to *breed out* this filthy lot.
Sorry D…my last few days have been unpleasant. Shows, doesn’t it.
@AIR – That’s ok Andrea, you can feel free to vent your frustrations here on these POSs! They deserve all you dish out plus!
And yes, he does sound like that b**ch!
Oh God, why can’t these people be treated the same way? Why are we supposed to be humane towards them ???
Well, I put in my few choice words against this Scruggs jerk on the Care 2 website, and of course, signed the petition. It disturbs me greatly that someone could be so mean to an animal, any animal. But, to do it to “man’s best friend”? I just can’t believe it; yet I know it’s true. Thanks for sharing, Deanne
@Jen – It’s because we wouldn’t lower outselves to thier level, Jen. We’re better then they are, even if we feel like we’d like to do the same ot them, we never would. Doesn’t stop us from wishing a bit tho.
@Vicki T – Thanks Vicki! It’s very disturbing, to put it mildly. We can use all the support and all the voices.
Deanna
Thank you Deana for reporting on Omar’s tragic story. This poor soul needs as many people as possible to be his voice. I am determined to report back to you on Sept 19th that Tyrell Suggs is sitting in jail where, he undoubtedly belongs. I just wish the correctional facility could legally withold food and water from him now that would be justice, but as you know when it comes to animal welfare there is no justice…………just US.
@Admin -
You bet! I have often times signed petitions re: animal abuse & animal welfare on the Care 2 website and I certainly was glad to add my name to this one!
I hate when I hear things like this happening, if we kill someone you can get up to 20 years in prison but if you kill an animal you can just get off with little time in prison and just a pity fine.
Why should animals be trerated any different?
I have read all that has been posted upon this site, and am in aw due to the words written that go against a man who’s like a brother to me, Tyrell Suggs isn’t the man who all think he is, he loved Omar deeply, had him displayed upon his myspace page & more, Tyrell worked in Chilhowie va, @ a harees 8 hrs a day to be able to provide for Omar and himself, mainly for Omar because he had told me many times that he was his main motivation, Suggs depended on an ex girlfriend ( Natasha Huff ) to help take Omar to the vet and other things for she was the way he came to bring Omar to smyth co. yes he was put in jail but did contact ppl in the area to care for him but they were denied by the land lord numerus times, theres alot u all don’t know about Suggs i just wish you all could hear both sides b4 the petition was started, Now Suggs has to go to court soon to try and make things right, I prey for his safety and fair judgment, i know a great man when i see and know one, but be sure to get all the facts b4 this good man who loves and cares deeply for animals is put away for how ever long.
Signed
A loving friend.