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Glynn Johnson, Retired LA County Fire Chief, Convicted of Savagely Beating Neighbor's Dog

By Pete Kotz in Animal Cruelty
Thursday, Jan. 28 2010 @ 7:00AM
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​To hear Glynn Johnson tell it, Jeff and Shelley Toole were the neighbors from hell. They let their dogs run wild and their son liked to rev the engine of his motorcycle. But a jury has decided that the former LA County assistant fire chief is the bigger neighborhood dickhead...

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The 6-month-old puppy suffered multiple skull fractures after being beaten with a rock
​According to testimony, Johnson had grown increasingly pissed that the Tooles were taking in stray animals, then letting them have the run of the neighborhood, including his yard. At one point, he even put dog crap in the Tooles' mailbox, along with a note saying they should keep the dogs off his property.

But his ire apparently reached its apex one day when the Tooles' 6-month-old shepherd mix got free. Witnesses say he savagely beat the puppy with his fists and a rock. The dog suffered multiple skull fractures, a broken jaw and smashed teeth. The injuries were so severe that a vet decided it needed to be put down.

Johnson tried to claim it was self-defense. He said the dog attacked him and he feared for his life. But witnesses only saw an unprovoked attack, and that Johnson seemed to fly into a rage for no reason.

A jury found him guilty of animal cruelty and using a deadly weapon -- the rock -- in the beating. The 55-year-old retiree now faces up to four years in prison.

Tags: California