On March 25, deputies responded to a home in the 21000 block of Exquisite Court in Lexington Park for a reported disturbance. Upon arrival, they found a bleeding dog lying on the front porch.
A resident of the home, Corey Allen Barbour McDowney, 48, told deputies he had been attacked by the dog and stabbed it in self-defense. Deputies, however, did not observe any visible injuries on McDowney.
A second resident reported that he and McDowney had been involved in a verbal altercation, after which he left the home and got into a vehicle. From inside the car, the witness said he saw McDowney bring the dog outside and stab it at least seven times. The witness further stated the dog had been inside a cage in his bedroom before the attack.
McDowney was arrested and charged with aggravated cruelty to an animal, unlawfully causing unnecessary suffering or pain to an animal, animal cruelty, and malicious destruction of property valued at more than $1,000. He was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, where he awaits a bond hearing.
