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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office (SLCSO) arrested a Fort Pierce man after a witness said he hung his dog from a tree and beat it with a stick.

SLCSO says that Delfino Roslaes, 59, is facing charges of animal cruelty, after deputies responded to the 3000 block of South U.S. 1 on Tuesday night for a disturbance call.

A woman told deputies that Rosales, identified as her boyfriend, had hung one of his dogs from a tree and beat it with a stick multiple times. She confronted him about this and and he became aggressive, choking her.

Deputies say a child was present during this incident, and they gave a statement that corroborated the woman's account.

Animal Control also responded to the scene, and the dogs at the residence were transferred to St.

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