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Apr 27, 2006 6:51 am US/Central

Man Arrested In Animal Abuse Case

(CBS 11 News) A man police believe is responsible for dousing a 10-month-old pit bull named Mercy with gasoline then setting it on fire was arrested early Thursday morning.

According to police, Deshawn Brown, 21, was visiting a relative in Corinth Wednesday night when police received a tip about his whereabouts.

Brown was arrested after a traffic stop when he left the house, officials said.

He will be charged with cruelty to an animal, which includes cutting, stabbing and burning the dog on April 13.

A memorial is planned for the tortured pup at 10 a.m. Saturday at Operation Kindness, the Carrollton animal shelter that took in the puppy after she was rescued.

The dog died Sunday at a veterinary clinic where she received treatment for the stab wounds and burns that covered 60 percent of her body.

(CBS 11 News)

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