“During the period he was inflicting severe violence on his dogs, uttering threats of violence towards his father and in conflict with his landlord, he went to the effort to purchase a prohibited firearm and eleven rounds of ammunition. Garvin’s actions against his dogs demonstrate his propensity for serious violence,” Wadden said in his ruling. While Garvin’s shotgun was old and rusted, police found it was in good working condition, with the barrel sawed off and the serial number filed down. Garvin sent text messages threatening to shoot his father, and sent rants to his parents containing threats against his landlord and others. “The abuse was long and protracted over many weeks. “This was not a matter of negligent acts,” Wadden said. Those text messages, sent over a two-year span, illustrated Garvin’s violent fantasies about weaponizing his two dogs through abuse, and also provided the court with evidence that Garvin “was aware of what he was doing,” the judge said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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