华盛顿男子在三名儿童面前持刀刺伤失明犬、重拳殴打小狗，被判实服6个月监禁
美国司法部哥伦比亚特区联邦检察官办公室宣布，位于华盛顿特区的33岁男子 Georvell Brown 在哥伦比亚特区高等法院被判刑：总刑期2年9个月，其中2年3个月缓刑，实际服刑6个月。联邦检察官 Jeanine Ferris Pirro 公布了这一判决。检方曾请求按其量刑指引对重罪虐待动物罪判处最高的一年监禁。
Brown 于2026年8月27日在法官 Deborah Israel 面前认罪，罪名包括一项重罪虐待动物、一项轻罪威胁、一项轻罪袭击、一项违反《保释改革法》以及一项轻罪酒后驾驶。
政府证据显示，2026年1月17日，Brown 在家中有三名儿童在场的情况下，残暴殴打其母亲与姐妹的两只狗。他先以全力反复重拳击打一只名叫 Prada 的 Yorkie 犬，直到小狗逃脱、一瘸一拐地躲到床下；随后又在笼内对一只失明的 Pit Bull 犬 Queenie 下手——这只狗被困在笼中、看不见也逃不掉，Brown 持两把大刀反复刺入它的口部。袭击过程被一通911报警电话录下，背景中可听见犬吠与家人拼命哀求他停手的声音。急救人员赶到时 Queenie 大量出血，血迹遍布狗笼、墙壁与地面，它因口腔及舌下严重撕裂伤接受了紧急兽医救治。2024年的一份警方记录还显示 Brown 此前就曾虐待这两只狗，包括踢打 Prada、刺伤 Queenie 面部；家人最终因担心 Queenie 的安全将其送走。
Brown 还在 Fort Totten 地铁站袭击并威胁杀害一名陌生人，构成轻罪袭击与重罪威胁，并在该案中未出庭、违反保释规定；另一起事件中他严重醉酒驾车撞上另一辆车，致对方驾驶人住院治疗。Pirro 表示，Brown 刺伤一只困在笼中、无助的失明动物，六个月的刑期过轻，虐待动物的法定最高刑仅一年并不可接受，华盛顿特区应把虐待动物当作暴力犯罪认真惩处。此案由大都会警察局与 Humane Rescue Alliance 调查，助理联邦检察官 John Christie 负责起诉。（来源：美国司法部哥伦比亚特区联邦检察官办公室）
D.C. Man Sentenced for Violently Abusing Two Dogs in the Presence of Children
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced that Georvell Brown, 33, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced in D.C. Superior Court to a total of 2 years and 9 months, with 2 years and 3 months suspended, leaving six months to serve in prison. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced the sentence. Federal prosecutors had requested the maximum sentence under his sentencing guidelines of one year for felony cruelty to animals.
Brown pleaded guilty on August 27, 2026, before Judge Deborah Israel to one count of felony cruelty to animals, one count of misdemeanor threats, one count of misdemeanor assault, one count of a Bail Reform Act violation, and one count of misdemeanor driving under the influence.
According to the government's evidence, on January 17, 2026, Brown brutally assaulted two dogs belonging to his mother and sister while three children were present inside the home. He repeatedly punched a Yorkie named Prada with full force until the dog escaped and limped to hide under a bed. He then repeatedly stabbed a blind pit bull named Queenie in the mouth with two large knives while the dog was trapped inside a crate, unable to see or escape. The attack was captured on a 911 call featuring barking dogs and family members desperately pleading with him to stop. Emergency responders found Queenie bleeding heavily, with blood pooled across the crate, wall, and floor, and she required emergency veterinary care for severe mouth lacerations, including under her tongue. A 2024 police report revealed prior abuse by Brown against both dogs, including kicking Prada and stabbing Queenie in the face, and the family ultimately surrendered Queenie out of fear for her safety.
Brown also assaulted and threatened to kill a stranger at the Fort Totten metro station, and committed a Bail Reform Act violation by failing to appear in that case. In another incident, he drove while extremely intoxicated and crashed into another car, leaving the other motorist in need of hospitalization. Pirro said Brown stabbed a blind animal who was helpless in her cage, called the six-month sentence too light and the one-year maximum for animal cruelty unacceptable, and said D.C. must punish animal cruelty like the violent crime it is. The case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Humane Rescue Alliance and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Christie. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia)
来源：美国司法部哥伦比亚特区联邦检察官办公室
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