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5 Hunting dogs slaughtered in Guthrie, Oklahoma
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Shooter Rodney Luckenbill Goes Un-Prosecuted
by JD Nutt, IG Web-Editor
Report last updated on May 11th, 2008
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Shooter Rodney Luckenbill Goes Un-Prosecuted
by JD Nutt, IG Web-Editor
Report last updated on May 11th, 2008
Logan County Oklahoma - Pet owners abandon their dogs constantly at Liberty Lake. Some end up roaming wild in packs and will scavenge for food, even if it means trying to bring down a calf.
Rodney Anderson and Kevin Bowan enjoy their hunting hounds. They take the unleashed animals out for routine exercise on a regular basis. On this occasion they took five well bred hunting dogs of high value to Liberty Lake for a run. Upon their release from the dog boxes, it was then the slaughter began. Rodney Luckenbill had his shotgun and decided to shoot the hunting dogs.
Most likely Luckenbill anticipated another pack of dogs were after his cattle that graze adjacent to the public land. Rather than letting animal control deal with the dogs, Luckenbill admits to dealing with the situation himself. Luckenbill has stated publicly he killed the hounds on public land. Luckenbill violated Oklahoma State Statues.
Anderson and Bowan immediately went to the sound of the rounds being discharged. On their arrival, they saw their animals had been slaughtered. Luckenbill stood defiantly over the dead carcasses. The dog owners approached Luckenbill that day with much restraint. After a verbal confrontation, Luckenbill pointed his loaded weapon and threatened to shoot Bowan. Local authorities arrived and Officer Hamilton of the Guthrie Police Department was informed by all parties involved of events that had taken place. Officer Hamilton was informed by Bowen that Luckenbill had pointed a loaded weapon at him and threatened to shoot him. Anticipating an immediate arrest, the hound owners were shunned. At the time of this writing, no charges have been filed against Luckenbill.
The Facts...
1. Hunting Hounds don't chase cattle.
2. Rodney Anderson and Kevin Bowan took their valuable sport animals to Liberty Lake for exercise on public property in Logan County Oklahoma on April 22nd, 2008 at approximately 5pm.
3. Rodney Luckenbill shot multiple rounds and killed the animals on public property.
4. The Oklahoma Humane Society (Cynthia Armstrong) has reviewed the case and dictates felony animal cruelty charges should be filed against Luckenbill.
5. Rodney Luckenbill admittedly transported a loaded firearm in his personal vehicle in the public domain.
6. Rodney Luckenbill possessed a loaded firearm during the commission of a felony.
7. Rodney Luckenbill discharged a weapon in the public domain.
8. Rodney Luckenbill pointed a loaded firearm at another person.
The District Attorney's Office of Logan County has been made aware of the violations of the Oklahoma State Statues.
Liberty Lake is situated in Logan County. It is located between Broadway and Coltrane Road, approximately eight miles south of the City of Guthrie, Oklahoma and ten miles north of Edmond, Oklahoma. It consists of 167 acres with five miles of shoreline.
Liberty Lake is in the public domain. Amenities include a boat ramp; boat dock; campsites; camper parking with electricity; picnic areas with grills and trash bins; restrooms and drinking water.
Robert 'Rob' L. Hudson is the current District Attorney for Logan and Payne county. If you wish to telephone the DA's office to make an inquire as to why no prosecution is being made, ask to speak to a DA's investigator... Hudson most likely will not be available.
PAYNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOGAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE
606 S. Husband, Room. 213 301 E. Harrison
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074 Guthrie, Oklahoma 73044
(405) 372-4883 (405) 282-0655
FAX: (405) 372-4590 FAX: 405-282-8159
Report Link(s):
http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=8269738
http://www.topix.net/forum/source/kwtv/TGC7GQ1K8SQA7I6EC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_County,_Oklahoma
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Guthrie,+OK
http://www.shopoklahoma.org/oklakes/liberty.htm
http://www.ok.gov/dac/District_Attorneys/District_9/
http://www.news9. com/global/ story.asp? s=8269738
Five dogs killed in Logan County
Posted: May 4, 2008 11:21 PM EDT
Updated: May 5, 2008 04:06 PM EDT
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Five dogs killed in Logan County
Rodney Anderson and his partner, Kevin Bowan, talk about their dogs that were shot near Liberty Lake in Logan County.
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By Rusty Surette, NEWS 9
GUTHRIE, Okla. - Two Logan County men want animal cruelty charges filed against the man who shot their five hunting dogs.
Rodney Luckenbill said he shot the dogs because they were attacking his cattle, but the two men who raised and trained the hounds say they don't believe him.
'Hounds don't chase cattle,' said Rodney Anderson, the dogs' owner. 'These dogs have been around hundred of cows and haven't touched a cow in their life.'
Anderson and his partner, Kevin Bowan, said they often bring their horses and hounds to Liberty Lake for exercise. They said they don't use a leash because it's never been a problem.
Luckenbill lives near the public property. He said two of the dogs attacked his cattle on private property.
He then chased the dogs off the property and fired his gun after they tried to attack him, he said.
Cynthia Armstrong, Oklahoma director for the Humane Society of the United States, said her office receives several calls about dog shootings around the state.
While a leash could have prevented this tragedy, Armstrong said she thinks the gunman had no right to shoot.
'Even though we do have a statute that permits the shooting of dogs that are found chasing livestock, that statute doesn't contemplate pursing dogs to public land and conducting wholesale slaughter of those dogs,' Armstrong said.
She said the Humane Society would like to see felony animal cruelty charges filed against Luckenbill. The Guthrie Police Department said it's still investigating this case.
Luckenbill said he was considering his own legal actions for the injuries and damage done to his cattle by the dogs. |  |  | |  |
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