Robert Prichard is being held on $50,000 bail.
Staff writer Lucy Sosa reports:
A Mesquite man accused of killing his pit bull because it destroyed his patio furniture will remain in jail after his bail was increased Monday to $50,000.
Robert Prichard, 59, was arrested on a felony charge of animal cruelty after police say he beat his pit bull with a shovel and threw it into a pool on Aug. 30, court documents say.
During questioning by Mesquite police, Prichard admitted to killing the dog because it had attacked him.
Judge Lena Levario increased Prichard’s bail from $500 to $50,000 after hearing reports of previous criminal charges.