Edward McMorris busted for stomping, kicking, dragging four-month-old puppy

By Michael Roberts Fri., Aug. 31 2012 at 8:41 AM

Close to midnight on Wednesday, Boulder police began receiving calls from people who heard a puppy in such apparent agony that one of them reportedly thought she had hit it with her car.

Nope. Instead, cops believe Edward McMorris hit the dog, named Tater, with his foot -- over and over again.

At about 11:48 p.m., according to a police report obtained by the Boulder Daily Camera, officers were dispatched to an area near the intersection of Broadway and Canyon Boulevard, where they saw McMorris, described as a 26-year-old transient, dragging Tater by a leash.

The Boulder Emergency Pet Clinic.

When cops asked him to give them the dog, he allegedly refused and then reached for what's described as a "large metal object" hanging from his belt -- an action deemed sufficiently provocative that one of the officers tackled him.

The Boulder Police blotter notes that the puppy could barely move, and no wonder. Witnesses said McMorris kicked Tater between five and ten times, as well as stomping on his head on several occasions.

A short time later, Tater was transported to the Boulder Emergency Pet Clinic, and this morning, a staffer at the facility offers some good news. He says Tater's injuries weren't life threatening and he's already on the path to recovery. The dog is currently being cared for by the Humane Society of Boulder Valley.

Is McMorris's current housing situation similar? After his arrest for cruelty to animals and obstructing a peace officer, he was transported to Boulder County Jail -- and given the Camera's note about several past arrests in New Hampshire for failing to appear in court, he may be there for a while.

Can't imagine that'll bother Tater too much.

Tags:

animal cruelty, Boulder Police Department, Edward McMorris, puppy, Tater

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This man will rot in hell. Not to mention live a miserable life, as without a doubt any person who could exhibit such cruelty towards an innocent puppy is incapable of giving or receiving love, and rightfully so. I hope he gets many deserved beatings while in jail.

Juan_Leg topcommenter

PLEASE post his photo once made available .

Thanks !

DonkeyHotay topcommenter

Rename the Puppy ... Ketchup.

pikeman

You suck, jerk!@DonkeyHotay

Scarifying

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God, I wish I could've seen this piece of shit doing this. They'd be removing his nutsack from his asshole this morning if I had.

brianafrederick

@Scarifying Ditto. I was in county jail once in the early 2000's with a guy who only got 6 months for slitting a dogs throat after he caught a girl he was stalking (and gave the dog to) with another guy. Needless to say he was extremely unpopular with the rest of the crew. This guy won't get long for the offense either....unless of course he had pot in his pocket then he'll get years I'm sure.

DonkeyHotay topcommenter

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@brianafrederick So you're a vegetarian?

Meat is Murder!

brianafrederick

@DonkeyHotay Nah because like any educated soul - such as myself - dividing music into "crap" and "awful" is about as inane as continuing to preach that the world is flat. Music is music, a series of beats and repetition that's enjoyable to most everyone because it's one of the first things we experience inside the womb. It's cyclical - like our universe. If my plants wanted to be music snobs I'd de-root them and throw them in my juicer.

DonkeyHotay topcommenter

@brianafrederick If your plants also lean away from the radio when you play Rap-crap or Dub-step, you might have some evidence of sentience.

brianafrederick

@DonkeyHotay If you're saying plants don't have feelings I'm curious on what your take would be on why mine lean towards the radio when I leave on 88.1FM classical for them when I go out? I wouldn't mind it even that people eat dogs - it's just a matter of treating a pet you took in like an asshole. It'd be nice to stomp his head in too, but as my previous post pointed out, sometimes jailhouse justice runs its course just fine...