Jackson County Sheriff’s Department seeking public’s help in animal death investigation
VANCLEAVE, Miss. (WXXV) – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help as investigators work to identify the owner of a deceased dog and determine who may be responsible for the animal’s death.
According to the Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded on Oct. 31 to Paige Bayou Road near Kenneth Cole Road in the Vancleave community after receiving a report about a deceased dog.
Investigators said the animal appeared to be a black-and-brown female Doberman Pinscher. Evidence at the scene indicated the dog had been dragged along Paige Bayou Road using an orange ratchet strap and a black-and-red ratchet strap.
Authorities say the dog was ultimately left near Kenneth Cole Road with the ratchet straps still attached.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department Criminal Investigation Division is now seeking information from the public that could help identify the dog’s owner or the person responsible for the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 228-769-3065.
The investigation remains ongoing.
