Overview
- District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced one count of unlawfully killing an animal, with arraignment scheduled for New Year’s Eve and a request to hold the defendant without bail.
- Officers responded around 11:10 a.m. Monday to the 400 block of China Basin Street after multiple calls reported a dog being assaulted.
- Police identified the suspect as 46-year-old Charles Roy Wentworth and say he was found in possession of a deceased dog before being booked into county jail.
- Court documents describe witnesses seeing the pit bull, Smokey, lifted by its leash or collar until it went limp and unresponsive.
- San Francisco Animal Care and Control took custody of the dog, and authorities say parallel investigations continue as police ask the public for tips.