Andrea Rosebrock 
My friends, you remember Robert Suttles of Somerset, KY, the monster who brutally tortured his dog, Bowser by poisoning him with antifreeze, letting him suffer for days laying in the yard then kicked the dog to death and burned his body? We all fought so hard, emails, calls, letters, a petition, to have the charges upgraded from a misdemeanor to a felony and now it looks like all our hard work, and all of Bowser’s suffering and pain may be for naught!
Some disturbing news has come to my attention! It seems the trial date has been set for Monday, November 2 and no one, witnesses, advocates, etc., were ever notified. There’s concern that although the sheriff’s office was supposed to send an investigator out to the scene to collect evidence, it may have never been done. And now that Suttles was released on bail over 3 weeks ago, something that no one was notified about either, any evidence could have easily been removed.
There also word that the Suttle’s lawyer, a Mr. Cox, will go before Judge Lawless (Hon. Jeffrey Scott Lawless), and use the defense that there was never even a dog and request that the charges be downgraded or dismissed altogether!
Calls to the Sheriff’s department have not been returned, the main source for information has been getting the runaround and misinformation from the DA, Dan Thompson and it’s beginning to look like people want this to just go away or be swept under the carpet.
The witness who has been threatened and harassed is, needless to say, upset and worried for her safety.
“Our Local court system and all its employees involved in investigating, and prosecuting this case have failed us , and I believe on purpose. I can find no other reason for such blat-en disregard for Justice and upholding our state laws. complete incompetence all around, how did these people ever get into office, hmm , I wonder.” says a source close to the investigation.
We Must Take Action NOW!!
There is no time to lose! We must contact the Sheriff and the DA and ask what’s going on with the case and put a little pressure on to make sure they haven’t dropped the ball. Bowser was brutally tortured and killed, the witness harassed and threatened and this monster may walk free!!
Sheriff Todd Wood
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department
P.O. Box 752
Somerset, KY 42502
Phone: (606) 678-5145
Fax (606) 679-3119
info@pulaskisheriff.com
Dan Thompson
County Attorney’s office
PO Box 5
Somerset, KY 42502-0005
Phone at: (606) 679-4449 or (606) 679-4440
Call! Email! NOW, TODAY!! There is no time to lose!
The is EPIC FAIL! Never notified any witness about the trial?Who’s running things down there in Somerset Kentucky? Bozo the clown?
He is getting a free pass to continue to torture animals AND his neighbors.
If this man goes out an causes more harm, I hope the backlash bites the DA bigtime on the seat of his pants.
Thanks for the update D. My letter to the sherriff is as follows:
My friends, you remember Robert Suttles of Somerset, KY, the monster who brutally tortured his dog, Bowser by poisoning him with antifreeze, letting him suffer for days laying in the yard then kicked the dog to death and burned his body? We all fought so hard, emails, calls, letters, a petition, to have the charges upgraded from a misdemeanor to a felony and now it looks like all our hard work, and all of Bowser’s suffering and pain may be for naught!
Some disturbing news has come to my attention! It seems the trial date has been set for Monday, November 2 and no one, witnesses, advocates, etc., were ever notified. There’s concern that although the sheriff’s office was supposed to send an investigator out to the scene to collect evidence, it may have never been done. And now that Suttles was released on bail over 3 weeks ago, something that no one was notified about either, any evidence could have easily been removed.
There also word that the Suttle’s lawyer, a Mr. Cox, will go before Judge Lawless (Hon. Jeffrey Scott Lawless), and use the defense that there was never even a dog and request that the charges be downgraded or dismissed altogether!
Calls to the Sheriff’s department have not been returned, the main source for information has been getting the runaround and misinformation from the DA, Dan Thompson and it’s beginning to look like people want this to just go away or be swept under the carpet.
The witness who has been threatened and harassed is, needless to say, upset and worried for her safety.
“Our Local court system and all its employees involved in investigating, and prosecuting this case have failed us , and I believe on purpose. I can find no other reason for such blat-en disregard for Justice and upholding our state laws. complete incompetence all around, how did these people ever get into office, hmm , I wonder.” says a source close to the investigation.
We Must Take Action NOW!!
There is no time to lose! We must contact the Sheriff and the DA and ask what’s going on with the case and put a little pressure on to make sure they haven’t dropped the ball. Bowser was brutally tortured and killed, the witness harassed and threatened and this monster may walk free!!
Sheriff Todd Wood
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department
P.O. Box 752
Somerset, KY 42502
Phone: (606) 678-5145
Fax (606) 679-3119
Sir,
After reading the above I can say that this has got to be one of the biggest travesties of justice that I have ever encountered. What exactly is going on in that town? Why weren’t the witnesses notified and protected from this monster? I know one thing for sure, that this poor excuse for a humane being wouldn’t get away with threatening me. There is only one way to deal with this kind of 2 legged animal ( and I must apologies to animals for the comparison) but since we are supposed to be a civilized race, then we have to rely on our legal system to do their jobs and put away obvious threats to the welfare of the honest hard working citizens. So why isn’t that happening in this case? And how on Gods green earth ,are they going to think that they can get away with attempting to say ,there was no dog? Now come on, with all the media coverage that has reported this obscene brutality, how can they even hope to pull that one off? Isn’t that purgery by the way, to go into a court room and lie? Why would anyone want to do that for this worthless creature? Are you all afraid of this monster or what? If that is the case you all need to retire and find another line of work. After all physically dealing with this type of mutant comes with the territory of police work. SO ? You
You need to get this menace to people and animals alike Out Of Circulation.
Brenda Hixenbaugh
Great Falls, Mt. – 59405
Now you see why a couple of tough guys are needed to punch his lights out , that’s true justice.I wish I was close enough
Dan Thompson
County Attorney’s office – Called the office, but he was out to lunch.Left my name and phone #. I hope this helps. This monster definitly needs removed from circulation and since it can’t be the way it art to be, prison is the next best thing.
Someone needs to put something in his jail food and have the same happen to him… sick sob
Faxes sent to both!!!! This is outrageous, in fact beyond outrageous. I ask that everyone who is on the blog send this to everyone on their lists who is dog and or animal concerned and may not get FLOTD and get them to act also. I have just done this. Please do the same.
This does not say too much for the court, law enforcement or legal system in Kentucky, at least not in Somerset. It would be interesting to find out, if Mr Suttles, low life that he is, either does not have some connections of some kind or has something on someone and is putting the pressure on. This lack of justice and correct legal proceedings further supports the “good old boys yahoo” reputation that so many people already have about how things are done, or not done, in the state of Kentucky.
Sounds like a job for RESCUE INK. Somebody needs to contact those dog lovin, harley drivin, rescue guys and have them handle the good old boys and Mr. POS Suttles. How bout 9, 300 plus pound guys show up on his front porch and teach him something about compassion and doing the right thing, oh and witness tampering too. And while their there maybe the good old boy officers can learn what it is to do the right thing also. They certainly have frigged up this case beyond belief and I cannot believe the incompetency of the people handling this invest.
I posted D’s blogs on Rescue Ink’s Facebook site.
I called the Sherrif’s number in D’s Wednesday blog, (606) 678-5145, and asked them if the sherrif’s office had already collected the evidence in the case of Robert Suttles regarding the dog he tortured and killed. The woman that answered the phone told me that to her knowledge, they had. I told I was worried about it because now that suttles is out on bail, he probably destroyed any evidence there was. The woman on the phone stated again that she was sure they had already collected it. She said she didn’t know the name of the detective, however. I didn’t ask if she did, which made me wonder.
Of the 2 numbers to the County Attorney’s office, the first one is out of service and the second one just rang and rang for over 5 minutes. No message machine or anything.
What else can we do? If I were close, I would show up to protest and advocate for Justice for Bowser, but I live in Pittsburgh PA and can’t be there on Monday. What can we do???
Rosanna, I hope the woman who answered the phone is correct and they did because the info that I received said that no one from the sheriff’s office had been to the property and no one was returning calls. Of course no one can monitor 24/7 but there are concerned that after so much work and lobbying that someone just wants this to quietly go away. Let’s hope not!
D.
No wouldn’t that be the right deal! I just wish. Those guys would make someone think twice but I have a feeling this Suttles is a bit of a nut case considering what he’s done already… scary.
D.
Deanna, you are a master of understatement. “a bit of a nut case”
LOL.. so I’ve been told Rosanna but then I have so many wonderful friends here who will gladly pick up where I am slacking in my understatements.
D.
I am astounded, mainly because of the Commonwealth attorney taking it over, and only taking cases he could win. It sounded like it would be a slam dunk under Romeo’s law. Who the hell got paid off on this one??? Something very sinister has gone on here. That monster had that horrible smirk on his face in the pictures and the in the video when he was going to talk to the media and was stopped. It was like the whole thing was a joke to him, and he knew in the end he’d get away with it….just like he knew he could torture and kill Bowser in front of his neighbors and nobody would stop him.
I thought sending out the subpoenas or the summons from the courts was MANDATORY. Why can’t they ask for a continuance? Well I guess that wouldn’t do any good since he’s been out of jail and clearly has removed any evidence there might have been.
If ever a situation smelled of foul play and corruption, this is it! I’m just sick. That poor baby suffered so long and in such terrible pain and fear, we fought like crazy to get justice for him and honestly believed it would happen, and now this???? I’ve faxed my letter, but somehow I don’t believe it will make a bit of difference. More than likely they will claim the fax machine was broken…….just like the legal system.
This whole thing takes away all your faith that the system will work and justice be served. There are SO many questions with this. And I doubt if any of them will be answered (in public). It looks like a ‘good ole boy’ network down there. And it has ever been difficult to get justice when that exists. I just hope that community is ready for this to escalate, which it will if suttles is not made to pay. To the neighbors of robert suttles: hide your pets and keep close watch on your children. And don’t ever turn your back on this sadistic monster. Can you say Serial Killer?
Not sure what’s going on with this. The latest is that the DA – Dan Thompson, is calling it a “meeting” on Monday to discuss updates rather than a hearing. No more info had been forthcoming. Plea bargain? Settlement? Guess we’ll know in a few days.
D.
I’m guessing payoff. But then again, I’ve been known to be cynical when it comes to Justice for our beloved animals. I hope they prove me wrong.
As someone with a lot more wit than I said, “no matter how cynical you get, you can’t keep up.” The system, if it ever was whole, is broken. I hope somehow we can fix it but I have little hope.
I just called the Sheriff’s office, talked to Mirah, and told her I wanted this low life to be brought to his knees. Slime like Suttles is NO BETTER THAN A COP KILLER!!
The thing is if he gets a light sentence, maybe he will end up killing a cop, then what of the Judge who let him off! The reason animal abusers are still able to get away with this year after year is because of the heartlessness and stupidity of the cops and judges alike. IT’S ALL THERE FAULT WHEN ANY ANIMAL ABUSER ENDS UP IN COURT. So if they don’t like to deal with people who torture animals in the first place, thinking it’s a pain in their asses, THEN DO SOMETHING TO MAKE IT STOP ONCE AND FOR ALL!
Agree don’t let them get us down. We are the voice of the abused and murdered animals.
Holy Taledo D…….there’s only one thing to do with this stinking POS….”The Island of Human Research” with the sharks circling, extremely hungry…..nothing else can be done to stop this scum from harming another living being….four legged or two legged.
Sickening!He needs a few minutes with one or two of us animal lovers.I would have no problem baking him up a nice little cake full of poison.Then laughing myself silly as he withers in pain for days.However when he started to irritate me with his constant whining I would kick the living shit out of him and burn his foul remains.Does he really deserve anything less than this treatment?This breaks my heart.
Well I sent the govenor of Kentucky this:
I am so concerned about this situation that I am beside myself with worry for the people and animals in this town. This man must not be released to prey on new victims. The information in the news articles say it all to well. These folks need your help. That is all to plain also. What this man did to that poor dog is so brutal and inhumane that he can not , for every ones sake be allowed to go free. And the business about the witnesses is deplorable, to say the least.
Sir this town needs your help. Please, Help. And that sweet Bowser needs some justice. I don’t know where you stand on animal issues but I am hoping that it is the side of humanity. This is by far the most viscous unforgivable inhumane act on an animal that loved him. This guy needs to be put as far away for as long as possible for the safety if all. Again sir, Please Help. I’m begging you.
Thank you for your time and I hope you will do something about this travesty of justice that is about to take place.
Sincerely,
Brenda Hixenbaugh
Great Falls, MT – 59405
Maybe if the rest of you would send him an email, perhaps he would intervien.
Thank you for the information, I have followed your suggestion and written to the governor along with Rescue Ink and will continue to do so. No justice, no peace
Thank You Nancy.
I just googled Governor of Kentucky and it has a message opuion.
Contact Governor Steve Beshear
Mailing Address
700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 100
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone/Fax
Main Line: (502) 564-2611
Fax: (502) 564-2517
TDD: (502) 564-9551 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf)
Per WKYT Noon broadcast, Animal Cruelty charges were dropped this morning in Pulaski District Ct.!!!! Commonwealth’s Atty is still “deciding” whether to pursue felony Animal Torture charges. Unbelievable! Here’s the commonwealth atty. info:
Commonwealth’s Attorney
236 E Mt Vernon St, Somerset – (606) 677-4100
I called them up and was told that it will have to go to the grand jury before the Commonwealth’s Attorney will even get it. That it will have to go before a jury of 12 people. What a crock, mwybe someone will take care of what ails this SOB> Lets hope.
Once again, our wonderful justice system has let our four legged creatures down, and let this monster live like nothing had ever happened.
Karma will get him – trust me.
Don’t ya get tired of waiting for Karma sometimes though?
Oh D., we know it happens – some faster than others!
Assuming Robert Suttles indeed did do what he is accused of doing to Bowser, he should be on his knees thanking fate, God, or whatever he worships that *I* do not live in his neighborhood. Far from fearing anyone whom I would see abusing an animal, I would not hesitate to take direct action if needed to stop the abuse.
I’d show that “person” what the “dominance” Suttles allegedly cited really is.
If that means entering the abuser’s property and using whatever physical force might be necessary to end the abuse and get help for the animal (but no more force than necessary, of course), so be it. That is not only my legal right, but my sovereign duty–one that is inherently superior to and takes precedence over any law or policy that might be to the contrary. It is also your right and duty. Why were the neighbors, as reported, so afraid to intervene and take on Suttles?
Again, he’s lucky I wasn’t there to take him on–I’ve done similar things before.
I defy Suttles, his lawyer, or anyone else to find any jury that would then convict me of any crime or find me civilly liable for anything. If anyone really thinks that they or anyone could, let them explain why on this blog.
As for what I think should be done to Suttles if he is indeed found guilty, let me say that all I’d want to have would be a loaf of bread or two, plenty of antifreeze, steel-toed boots (which I have!), leather straps to keep his mouth closed, a nice, big crowd, a YouTube camera, and, of course, immunity from any criminal or civil liability.
“People” that abuse pets, especially in the way Suttles is accused of abusing and killing Bowser, forfeit their membership in the human race as well as any rights. We must have laws by which we, as a society, can definitively assure that such walking, talking scum will never abuse any animal–or person–again.
Remember Bowser. Robert Suttles, if you indeed did what you are accused of doing to that innocent dog, see you–in prison (where you should make a nice “bride” for someone), and then in hell.
Scott I couldn’t have said it better. That is exactly my thoughts. There is going to come a day when animal death from abuse and just straight out murder are going to get the sentance of death, which they should. These pieces of SH** that walk around pretending to be humane beings just plain need disposed of. They are worth less than a pile of SH** laying on the ground and contribute even less to this planet. Therefore their disposal is necessry to the well being of all. And there are going to be quicker executions for all on death row. Not all this appeals, especially if they are cault in the act and their executions will be the next day after sentencing. Its time to stop all this pussy footing around and get down to buisness. The humane garbage must go.