Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Stabbing 2-Month-Old Puppy

SPRING VALLEY, NY —A Nanuet man is accused of stabbing a 2-month-old puppy during an incident at the Gesner Gardens Apartment Complex.

The Spring Valley Police Department was called by the owner, who reported a man he knew had stabbed the service dog in the neck with a large kitchen knife March 6.

The owner rushed the puppy to a local animal hospital where it received numerous stitches to close the wound but survived the attack, police said.

After an investigation Steeve Salomon, 32, was charged with Aggravated Cruelty to Animals and Criminal Possession of a Weapon, both of which are felonies, police said.

Salomon was already incarcerated at the Rockland County Jail by the time he was charged due to other very recent unrelated criminal matters, police said.