Porterville man arrested after dog found dead in car

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The uncovering of a deceased canine successful precocious decomposition wrong a conveyance led to the apprehension of a antheral connected Wednesday successful Porterville, the Porterville Police Department said.

Officers responded to a location successful the 1000 artifact of West Cleveland Avenue connected Monday successful respect to a deceased canine recovered wrong a vehicle. Upon arrival, constabulary accidental they recovered the deceased canine successful precocious decomposition.

Police identified the proprietor of the canine arsenic Xavier Vallin, 39, of Porterville. According to investigators, Vallin had been evicted from his erstwhile home, located successful the country wherever the canine was found, conscionable 3 weeks anterior to the incident. When helium left, constabulary accidental that was the past clip immoderate household subordinate saw the dog.

Although constabulary reported they were initially incapable to interaction Vallin during the archetypal investigation, they ended up locating him astatine a location successful the 200 artifact of North Argyle Street successful Porterville.

According to the constabulary department, Vallin was arrested nether suspicion of carnal cruelty and was booked astatine the Tulare County Sheriff's Office South County Detention Facility.