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Texas man wanted for killing girlfriend’s pet lizard, deputies say
By Lauren Padgett, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 31, 2018Police in Harris County, Texas, are asking for the public's help find a man they say killed his girlfriend's pet lizard.
Deyonta Dennis, 29, is accused of killing his girlfriend's bearded dragon during a fight in April.
WANTED WEDNESDAY: Lizard Killer https://t.co/V6xVGWEvl4 via @Nextdoor
— Harris County Pct 5 (@HCpct5) May 30, 2018
He locked his then-girlfriend out of her apartment and then killed her pet bearded dragon lizard with his bare hands. pic.twitter.com/tRFZEbCUDl
Deputies said Dennis locked his girlfriend out of her apartment and killed the animal with his bare hands.
A necropsy was performed on the lizard and revealed that the pet had a broken leg, jaw and spine, KTRK reported.
The woman told deputies that Dennis had threatened to hurt the lizard in the past.
