The Lee County Sheriff’s Office in Florida has arrested and charged the man who sadistically taped a dog’s mouth shut in February, nearly suffocating him to death.
A Lady Freethinker petition urging local police to track down and apprehend the perpetrator garnered more than 29,500 signatures. Thank you to everyone who signed for supporting the investigation which resulted in this arrest.
SIGN: Justice for Dog Found Suffocating from Tape Around His Mouth
In a live news briefing on Facebook, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno announced the arrest, stating that 18-year-old Oscar Lee Thompson III from Lehigh Acres was in the Lee County Jail facing a charge of aggravated animal cruelty.
“Over 70 percent of the people who hurt animals will eventually abuse a human being,” said Marceno. “If you hurt an animal in this county, you will go to jail. I have a zero tolerance for any kind of abuse, and I will dedicate whatever resources necessary to enforce exactly that.”
The dog at the center of this heartbreaking case, now named Chance, is lucky to be alive after Thompson taped his mouth tightly shut with duct tape, suffocating him. By the time rescuers got to Chance, he was near death. He was panting, drooling, dehydrated and malnourished, as well as bleeding from wounds on his leg and chest.
Marceno — an animal lover himself — had vowed that his department would use all possible resources to track down the person responsible. He was so touched by the case that he adopted and deputized Chance, who made a full recovery and is now a “spokesdog” for the department.
Thompson was tracked down by a series of anonymous tips, which led to his DNA being found on the tape used to suffocate Chance. He will be arraigned on June 24.
We applaud the dedication of the Sheriff’s Office in tracking down animal abusers and treating Chance with the respect and love he deserves. Lee County is setting the standard for the rest of the country when it comes taking animal cruelty seriously.
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In regards to Oscar Lee Thompson, someone mentioned he should get his mouth taped shut and food/fluids only through PEG. My question is why does he need much less deserve any sort of sustenance?
Jail lifelong! And the devil`s goddamn mouth should be sewn with non-absorbable threads. Food intake only via PEG!
This degenerate brain should learn to know to live without the cloaca, he carries under his nose!
YESSSSS! Good for Marceno!
Talk about payback. The criminal’s in jail and Chance is a deputy. Go get ’em boy.
Stop à la maltraitance animales
Since we can’t get rid of scumbags like Oscar Thompson, the next best thing is to make sure this monster never gets near another dog, cat, horse … ever again.
The most effective way is to put him behind bars for as long as every charge allows.
Please protect ALL animals from monsters like Thompson.
I LOVE that Sheriff Carmine Marceno adopted Chance, and deputized him, and made him a spokes-pup for the department. Chance will serve proudly!
Prosecute to the fullest!!
These are Gods creatures just like you and me, therefore treat them as you would want to be treated!!
Peg, We must realize that this poor baby’s abuser could NEVER be one of GOD’S creatures, but the TRUE SPAWN of SATAN IN DISGUISE!!!!!
Peg, This poor abused baby’s torturer cannot be a true creature of GOD, only a SPAWN OF SATAN would do things like this
Show the POS’s face! So everyone can see his ugly mugshot! Hope he rotes in prison and gets the S**t beat out of him!
Oscar Lee Thompson deserves the death penalty for this horrific crime. Thank you Sheriff for saving Chance.
We LOVE YOU Sheriff Marceno — you MUST come down hard on this IDIOT-Abuser — CRIMES AGAINST ANIMALS MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY – among other things, ensure the imbecile stays away from animals FOREVER – let’s get some STIFF LAWS on the books and ENFORCE them — this PSYCHO will repeat his brutality unless you STOP him NOW – PUNISHMENTS & PENALTIES MUST BE SEVERE – We NEVER want repeats of these crimes.
We LOVE YOU Sheriff Marceno — you MUST come down hard on this IDIOT-Abuser — CRIMES AGAINST ANIMALS MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY – among other things, ensure the imbecile stays away from animals FOREVER – let’s get some STIFF LAWS on the books and ENFORCE them — this PSYCHO will repeat his brutality unless you STOP him NOW – PUNISHMENTS & PENALTIES MUST BE SEVERE – We NEVER want repeats of these crimes.
Kudos to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and a special thank you to Sheriff Marceno.
The person that abused this poor dog must be made to pay for his cruelty on this poor dog and be banned for life for having another dog.
Thank you Sheriff Marceno. How i wish every county had a Sheriff like you.
Just more proof that there ARE wonderful people out there!
please prosecute him to the fullest extent. What a cruel, inhuman person!
I’m so glad to hear that Oscar Thompson was caught – I hope he rots in jail for a long time and is fined heftily. Very thankful to you for creating this petition and to Sheriff Marceno for his zero-tolerance attitude and wonderful work. Hope Chance never has to suffer ever again.