Andrea Rosebrock 
Norman Seemann’s pal of 10 years, Whiskey, a boxer mix dog, is dead because this man, 23 yr old Michael Jones of Oakland Park, FL was annoyed with its barking. It interfered with his studying so on Jan 19th, while the dog was just sitting there, not barking or anything, Jones took advantage of the “opportunity”, took aim with a .22 pellet rifle and shot the dog in the neck.
Whiskey, severely wounded and in pain, ran around then made his way back into the house through a dog door, where he bled to death on Seeman’s bed.
“There wasn’t anything [Whiskey] did wrong to anybody,” said Seemann, 31, a self-employed handyman who also owns a pit bull mix named Pink. “For him to be shot and bleed to death like that was just a cruel way for him to die. I loved this dog and he loved me.”
Though he initially denied the accusations, Jones turned his rifles over to police for examination and a necropsy showed pellet fragments.
When Jones finally admitted to shooting the dog, he told Sheriff’s Detective Scott Erdelyi he felt the dog got “what it deserved.” He also said that there’d been an “ongoing feud” about barking and the dogs continually sticking their heads through the fence and that the barking interfered with his studying.
Seemann spray-painted the words, “My neighbor shot my dog,” on the blood-stained mattress where he says the dog died. He propped the mattress outside his house like a sign.
Jones, arrested Friday, has been charged with one felony count of cruelty to animals resulting in death. He is in the Broward County jail without bail.
Wonder how much studying Jones will get done in jail?? Like to see what he tries to do to the guys there who annoy him… before he gets the s**t beat out of him anyway!
Dog Shot and Killed because of barking
I am so sorry for the innocent dog and his owner. It is sad to lose one like that.
WHAT IS THE LATEST ON THIS CASE INVOLVING MICHAEL JONES KILLING HIS NEIGHBOR’S DOG WHISKEY???
@LINDA – the case is still going on they keep postponing it. i was asked to do a deposition for his attorney.which made no sense because i’m not the one that shot whiskey! mike did. he now pleads not guilty evan though he admitted shooting my dog. which once again makes no sense. if i could say one thing about cases like this, it would be people get off too easy usually when they abuse animals they are living creatures that deserve the same fair life we all do as people. his was cut short by a spoiled kid thats use to getting what he wants. what people should do is write into or e-mail the judge and states attorney’s office and demand people that do these things get the punishment that they deserve if you or someone you know would like to help than the judge we are going before name is Judge Dale Cohen of broward county and states attorney is Justin Griffis dont let mike jones get off with just a slap on the wrist my dog whiskey never gave anyone a problem! it’s funny that he said he did,because i rescued my other dog from a house that shot her with some kind of automatic pellet gun and they were going to put her to sleep simply because they didn’t want her anymore so i took her home and she was the one that barked at him for antaganizing her by kicking at the fence spraying her with a hose cutting her ear with a weedwacker not to mention shooting her with the pellet gun. so if you were a dog wouldn’t you bark at the guy. i know i wouldn’t like people like that if i were a dog!!!!!! so once again i want to thank everybody for their help and support thankyou! whiskey’s owner norman
Norman, thank you so much for the update on this and may I express my sincerest condolences on the senseless loss of your dog, Whiskey, at the hands of that cruel SOB.
I’ll find the addresses and post them for those who want to write letters and will be sure to write myself. No one should be able to get away with a crime, even if it is against “just a dog.” They are our loving and loyal companions.
Please, do keep us up on any developments, we care, alot!
Deanna