A man is facing multiple criminal charges, including aggravated animal cruelty, after East Ridge police say he put two dogs in a burning bedroom earlier this month.
The man, 30-year-old Dustin Sneed, burglarized a home in the 3800 block of Kingwood Circle by entering its unlocked back door on May 5, East Ridge court documents allege.
He destroyed a lamp and computer in the back bedroom by throwing them onto the floor, court records say, adding that he then set fire to a bed in the front bedroom and put two dogs in the room.
Sneed took a bottle of vodka before leaving the home and called the homeowner from a nearby diner, court documents state. His connection to the homeowner, if any, is not included in the documents.
At the diner, about a block and a half away on Ringgold Road, Sneed asked for a beer but was refused due to not having identification, diner staff told police. They said they asked him to leave after he dropped the bottle of vodka on the floor.