American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals assistant director Joseph Pentangelo says Haynes began tossing his girlfriend's furniture and clothes off a balcony after she came to collect them last September. Pentangelo says the suspect then threw the shih tzu, Zahara.
The roughly 3-year-old dog was rushed to an all-night animal hospital but died of injuries that included collapsed lungs.
Pentangelo says Haynes eluded investigators for months.
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