QUEENS, N.Y. – A Queens man has been indicted on multiple charges after prosecutors say he killed a pit bull belonging to a relative before setting the animal’s body on fire in South Ozone Park.

Isaiah Gurley, 29, of Jamaica, faces counts of aggravated animal cruelty, arson, criminal mischief and other crimes for the July 24 incident that left the burned remains of a service animal in the middle of a residential street.

According to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Gurley was entrusted to care for the dog, named Square K, but instead inflicted “unfathomable cruelty” before attempting to destroy the evidence in flames. Katz vowed to pursue the case aggressively and renewed calls for stronger penalties under New York’s animal cruelty statutes.

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