Columbus County Sheriff’s Office investigating after video surfaces showing teen beating dog to death
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a video surfaced online showing a teenager beating a dog to death.
Deputies say the owner let the dog out around 6:00 p.m. on Sunday to use the restroom.
The dog was not found until 9:00am the next morning, dead in a nearby field.
A video showed the dog being beaten by 18-year-old Nicholas McGuirt, according to the Sheriff’s Office. It has since been taken down.
Deputies say the video was recorded by a 16-year-old juvenile.
