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A witness told deputies the suspect, 59-year-old Charles Edward Allen, killed his dog with a machete because it bit him. The witness saw the dead dog lying in the woods behind a home, deputies said.

Deputies said Allen told them he killed the dog because it bit him several times.

Allen was taken to Flagler Hospital for unspecified treatment and was later booked into the St. Johns County Jail.

He was being held on a $25,000 bond.