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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC4) -- A West Valley City man is facing charges related to the torture of an animal after repeatedly punching a dog in the head and fracturing its skull, according to the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office.

Anthony Michael Archuletta, 59, was charged in the Third District Court on Friday with torture of a companion animal, a third-degree felony, and threat of violence, a class-B misdemeanor.

On Aug. 16, police responded to residence on the 2300 East block of 6700 South regarding a complaint from the previous day. The individual who called stated that her dog, Rugar, had gotten out and attacked her roommate's dog.

A third roommate, identified as Anthony Archulet

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