Overview

• Isaiah K. Gurley faces counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, arson, reckless endangerment and petit larceny after surveillance footage documented the July 24 attack.
• Court documents reveal Gurley admitted to kicking the pit bull to death before dousing its body with accelerant and setting it on fire.
• A judge ordered supervised release for Gurley since none of his charges are eligible for bail under New York law.
• The ASPCA’s necropsy findings will be crucial in determining the dog’s cause of death and could influence the final severity of the charges.
• Gurley’s arrest followed a coordinated investigation using video evidence, stolen accelerant tracking and a Good Samaritan’s tip at Queens Center Mall.