Virginia Cop Pleads No Contest to Charges That He Fatally Shot Fiancée’s Dog and Fabricated Bear Attack Story
15 February 2022
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15 February 2022
A police officer in Virginia pleaded no contest last week to charges that he shot his fiancée’s dog inside of their home and then fabricated a story that he was trying shoot a bear. Richard R. Chinappi III, a patrol officer with the Richmond Police Department, on Thursday formally pleaded no contest to charges of felony animal cruelty and giving a false report to police for fatally shooting the 27-pound beagle-hound mix last October, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. According to the report, deputies with the Powhatan Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 19, 2021 responded to a 911 call from the father ...
Virginia Cop Pleads No Contest to Charges That He Fatally Shot Fiancée’s Dog and Fabricated Bear Attack Story
Virginia police officer Richard R. Chinappi III pleaded guilty last week to killing his fiancee's dog with a shotgun then lying to police that a bear killed the animal.
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